Blue Buffalo Pet Foods Reviews

I adopted my German Shepherd/black lab mix on January 10, 2013 from a local shelter. I bought a bag of Purina dog chow, which was what the shelter was feeding, and the Blue Buffalo senior large breed life protection dog food, and began the transition over. That same week she went to the vet for an overall checkup along with blood work. At that time all results showed a happy, healthy, middle-aged dog. Within 2 weeks I noticed her stools were a bit loose so I included some canned pumpkin in with her feedings. The pumpkin would only help for one bowel movement and typically by the end of the day, it would be loose again. I also noticed my dog's appetite had decreased.

I made a complaint the week of March 18th regarding the Blue Buffalo Natural Fish and Sweet Potato that my 4-year-old yellow lab was eating. My vet told me that the toxin that killed him happened within the week he examined him. After researching his signs prior to the death and reading and finding more and more that his signs were the same as most of the people that made complaints, I found out the date I purchased his food and the number on the bag. I purchased his on March 1st! The number on the bag is 85961000326. If your dogs are on Blue Buffalo, please check out the bag's number. It is in your and their best interest.

We took our dog to the vet because he was having some intestinal issues and could no longer tolerate the Iams. The vet put him on a prescription dog food for a short time. Once he had finished that, we checked to see which dry dog food would be most likely the prescription food. We talked directly to the Blue Buffalo rep and he suggested that we try the BB Chicken and Rice formula. Our dog did okay for awhile but then he started scooting his bowl around as if he was trying to bury it or he would just sniff his food and walk away. We took him back to the vet again to have blood work done. They discovered that his BUN levels were extremely high. They kept him over the weekend and gave him IV fluids, which brought his levels down some.

I recently switched to BB from Pedigree and followed the instruction to slowly mix the food in over time. My golden had itching and hair problems and within weeks, they started to fade away. I love that this product has done well, but will probably keep a 50/50 mixture for a while after reading comments here. But the purchasing sites have good reviews on this product and it is very important to remember that people most often come to sites like this only if they have complaints, not compliments. Go by Amazon reviews or other pet site reviews. Animals die and we all love our animals like children, but let us be smart about raising them and getting research about the products from multiple sources. Finally, let us also be honest about this site. It asks you if you want an attorney to contact you.

This is an additional post, as I first posted on February 20th, 2013 about taking our dogs off of all Blue Buffalo foods. One of our dogs had been eating BB's Wilderness Salmon Dry Kibble, and the other dogs were eating BB's Life Protection Adult Chicken and Rice. All of the dogs that were on the Chicken and Rice are acting okay now (a month after switching to another food). The dog that had been on the Wilderness Salmon Dry Kibble since May of 2012 and was on it until February 14th, 2013 (when I switched her to the new food that all of our other dogs are eating) just had emergency surgery last night and had to have her kidney removed. The vet said her kidney was 2.5 times the size of her other kidney, and for the past month she's been very lethargic and acting weak. And about ten days ago, she began to vomit up her water and not want to eat, as well as urinating in her bed.

We purchased a 15 lb. Blue Buffalo Dry Small Breed Chicken & Rice this past Saturday from PetSmart (where we always shop) and can't understand why our 3 fur babies won't eat it. I have been buying this brand for so long, and now it looks a lot lighter in color, and it smells different. Could you please tell me the reason for this and why my dogs won't eat it?! Unfortunately, when we brought it home, we always dump it into a sealed container, so I don't have the bag to take it back to PetSmart. Thanks for your help!

Our Golden Retriever puppy joined our family at the end of January. The breeder had been feeding the pups with Nutro and recommended that we wait a month or so before transitioning to anything else. We bought a large bag of Nutro and a large bag of Blue Buffalo. Two weeks ago, when the pup was 3 1/2 months old, we started mixing two cups of Nutro to about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of BB. We noticed that his stools started to get a "tasty freeze" appearance. At the end of one week, we increased the BB to about 1/3 of the mix. The pup's stools continued to get looser and it was taking him longer to eat his meals. He also started leaving food in his bowl.

Something has to have been changed with their product ingredients. After having my dog on B.B. product for almost a year, now it is making her sick. Where exactly does all of these ingredients come from? I'm done with this product if I cannot trust that all was indeed made in the U.S.A. Many of these stories mirror mine word for word after feeding my dog this brand. This I find too much of a coincidence to overlook. The only difference is that I am so glad I happened upon this site early enough to know the warning signs. Blue Buffalo, you are no longer given in this house.

Having associations with this company, they no longer value quality but more on how to make more money. Meanwhile, they keep ignoring issues that are coming to the attention. Unfortunately, they are following down the same path as many brand recognized manufacturers. Please hold them accountable for any problems that arise with the food you are feeding your pets. There are such better quality foods out there within or a bit more reasonable with their pricing which I feed my dogs and have had great results. Hold Blue accountable for their declining commitment to quality products.

When I got my puppy, I put her on Blue Buffalo Grain-Free Puppy Formula. I understood that a lot of people with American Bulldogs used this food for their dogs as it was supposed to be very good for them. Well, my pup would not eat it without something extra. She drank a lot of water and was overall lethargic while eating it. Her stools were soft, mushy and just plain all around not regular. She also pooped 3-5 times a day. Then she started to chew and itch at herself until she would bleed and whine. She reacted so poorly to this food that I changed her diet completely.

We adopted our sweet PW Corgi girl from Corgi rescue in 2008. We wanted the best for her, so I started feeding her Blue Buffalo. I was very happy with it and then she started developing gastrointestinal problems last year. So I switched to Simple Ingredients kibble and canned. She seemed to do better. Lately, she has had two episodes of loose stool and today, she seemed to be salivating too much and she seems wobbly. I got on the website and started reading with horror all the stories about dogs and cats being poisoned by Blue Buffalo. We have an appointment with the vet today and I hope it is nothing serious.

Last Fall I decided to try my best friend on an expensive, no grain dog food that seemed to have great reviews. I want only the best for my girl, Butterfly, who is a six-year-old Imperial Shih-Tzu (aka Ewok). About two days into switching over her food, she began waking me up every other hour to go outside and poop. I became concerned and took a flashlight out to find some very slimy, sometimes bloody, diarrhea. Concerned, I called up my vet and told him what was happening and he thought I should slow down the food change over ratios. I did this but she still had late night issues for several more days. At this time I also noticed she seemed to be drinking more water than usual and just thought it was part of being on dry food.

I have been feeding my 1-1/2 year old Cocker Spaniel Blue Buffalo for almost a year with no problems. In the last month, she would only eat it if something else was in it, like dog treats, peas, scrambled eggs, etc. Just bought a new bag last weekend and fed her twice out of it. She started having diarrhea. I took her to vet that day and they gave her probiotics since diarrhea seemed to be her only problem. The next day she started vomiting, so we took her to emergency vet. They gave us antibiotics and stuff to stop vomiting. Next day, she is eating and acting her normal goofy self. After reading all the reviews here, I am sure it was the food. The vets couldn't find anything wrong with her. I returned the full bag of BB to the pet store and got a refund. I also warned them about what is going on and passed the word to my vet's office in case someone else brings their dog in. I used to recommend BB, but will now warn people about it.

I saw the commercials for Blue and thought this was going to be a great choice for my dog. He has been eating it for about 4 months. I never noticed anything wrong with him until I opened up the new bag and started giving it to him. After about two weeks, I noticed that he wasn't himself at all. He would go into super deep sleeps; he wasn't as happy. It would take him forever to eat, and his stools weren't bulky at all. This past weekend, he started throwing up tremendously and had terrible diarrhea. I took him to the vet today and the doctor said he had a terrible stomach infection. My dog wasn't drinking either, so the doctor had to pump him full of liquid that leaves a huge bump on his back until my dog absorbs it. He was also given a stomach medication. I told the doctor about his food and he said that could be the reason for his stomach issues.

I have had my two labs on Buffalo Blue now for 2 years. They were previously on Wellness. I switched them to Blue because it was supposed to be the "best" natural food. For some time now, my 4-year-old healthy lab has been making a sound with his mouth, like he was nauseous. I did not think too much about this, just thinking he was thirsty. He was drinking a lot of water but had no signs of illness. Last week, he became ill on Sunday, March 10, and I took him into my vets for care. He admitted him, telling me he was seriously ill. The only signs prior to that: He got sick on Friday night. I made him boiled hamburg and rice, and he ate that the next day and threw it up.

I have been feeding my dog and 2 cats BB for 7 months. My pets are very healthy and my one cat that threw up his undigested previous food at least 4 times a week stopped as soon as I got him on Blue. Every dog and cat is different and will react to foods in different ways. Blue is a good food, but may not be for every pet.

I have a 10-year-old beagle basset corgi. He has been on Nature’s Recipe for years. We were out of town and the store did not have the grain free we usually get. They did, however, have Blue buffalo grain free. I had read about Blue and what a great product it was. We gradually switched him over to the Blue and he seemed to do fine. About 10 days into the bag of Blue, the beagle basset corgi had diarrhea. My poor little guy went at least 20 times in the span of 8 hours. I finally took him to the emergency vet when he started vomiting. Because he is in remission from lymphoma, they ran every test in the book (X-rays, CBC, ultrasound). They had to cath him and hospitalize him for dehydration.

In January, my 19-month-old female/spayed lab stopped eating for three days. She was drinking a lot of water and had diarrhea. I took her to the vet and got medication for the diarrhea and for nausea and some fluids. I took her back two days later because she wasn't any better. Did more fluids, blood work, x-rays and they came back with a high liver function of 845 (normal is up to 150). X-rays showed nothing in the intestines. This was all done on a Friday. Then that Monday, with no change in her condition (and a loss of 8lbs), I elected to have surgery on my dog to see if there was something in the intestines that didn't show on the x-ray. The intestine was swollen 2-3 times normal size, but no blockage. But after having her opened up, the swelling went down.

I have 3 cats (16, 14 and 12 yrs old). I put all 3 cats on Blue Buffalo for the past couple of years because I read how "natural" and good it was for my cats. My 14-yr-old has a history of a sensitive stomach so when I first tried Blue Buffalo, it seemed to agree with him. But lately, he and the other 2 have been vomiting tons, so much so that I called my vet up to come by the house and administer fluids because they were becoming dehydrated. I even changed over to the Grain-Free figuring this might be even milder for them but I couldn't have been more wrong after reading all these comments. I pulled their food immediately and plan on picking up something else today. This makes me so upset because I have been spending so much money on this food thinking it would prolong their lives and now I am thinking I may have just shortened all their lives.

I wish I could give a negative star, but I'm required to give/check at least one star to be able to write my comment. I was really pleased to find this website as so many symptoms suffered by others matched those of my puppy exactly - excessive drinking, diarrhea, and refusing to eat. That's when I knew something was really wrong. I finally had a clue to his problems and immediately switched to another brand of food. Within a day or two, he was back to his usual self.

Wanting to give only the best to my German Shepherd, I extensively researched dog foods to find only the best food for her as a puppy two years ago. Blue Buffalo touted comparisons to other foods, research based results, etc. We assumed my dog had a sensitive stomach, and we had to work with additional pumpkin, probiotics, and sometimes complete removal from her food to chicken and brown rice cooked at home. However, about a year ago, she began to drink water in excessive amounts, produced constant diarrhea, lost so much weight she literally had bones baring, and her beautiful undercoat disappeared and wouldn't grow back. The vet could find nothing wrong with her, and I struggled watching my beautiful girl suffer.

I have three dogs (a small, a medium and a large dog) and one cat. I purchased Freedom grain-free Blue Buffalo for all of them and mixed it with either Blue Buffalo Freedom grain-free canned or the dark blue can chicken and vegetables. I feed them half canned and half dry food twice a day. I also feed Newman's organic canned in the morning mixed with the Blue Buffalo dry and at night, either the Freedom grain-free canned with the dry or Nature's Variety canned grain-free.

Several months ago I became the mommy to a Great Dane puppy, who is now 8 months old. When we brought him home at 8 weeks, I figured I would feed my new fur baby one of the best foods out there. So I chose Blue Buffalo chicken and brown rice large breed puppy food. I immediately noticed he had terrible diarrhea... I chalked it up to being a new food, and his system just needed time to adjust to the new food. Time passed and after weeks he still had "pudding poops". I asked the vet when I took him for his first visit. They ran a fecal exam on him, and everything came back negative for parasites, and he had his de-worming meds and got his shots, and the vet told us to just give him some more adjustment time with the food. We continued on with the BB and still the "pudding poops" persisted.

I switched our 10-year-old Dalmatian mix to BB Senior Chicken & Rice about 1.5 years ago at the recommendation of our vet and her coat got soft & shiny. She liked the food, no issues except the cost, but she is worth it! I adopted what turned out to be an unhealthy puppy a year ago, and after months of homemade chicken & rice & vet-provided food, we were able to finally switch her to BB Basics - Puppy. At about 1 year, we switched her to BB Basics - Adult Turkey & Potato. No issues until about November, when the old dog started drinking a lot. We did senior blood work & no issues were found. The vet wasn't too concerned & we thought maybe it was drier in the house with our new furnace.

When my local pet store stopped carrying AvoDerm - Senior, I did the homework and found that Blue Buffalo had the next best mix of ingredients/price plus availability and so I bought the Senior version and started mixing it with her food. For a time, the mixing was fine and I did not see any changes in her eating habits. About a week after she was fully on BB-Senior, she would vomit every two days. I did not immediately attribute it to the food since she had been well for the prior two weeks, and so I was examining the yard and other possibilities.

I have a five-year-old German Shepherd. After feeding him Blue Buffalo for around a year, he started to flat-out reject the food or ate a few mouthfuls and came back to it later (he eats everything - and I mean everything) so this was very odd. We assumed he didn't like a fish oil supplement that we put in his food, but it was the food itself. The day that we switched away from BB, he began eating normally again.

I have 3 cats, ages 7, 6 & 1. 4 months ago, I switched to Blue Buffalo from good recipe. I noticed all the cats’ water bowls were empty a lot but didn't think much of it. With the 6-yr old male that is all black, I did notice his coat was shiny & less dandruff. I thought I was doing well by buying a food with a main ingredient as real meat. Then after one yr, they started throwing up the food quite a few times, so I asked about it. I searched the Internet & saw all of these horror stories and decided to change their food again. I waited for my paycheck to do so. Then one morning, my 6-yr old sweet boy was playing with the 1 yr old one minute and dead the next. I wish I wouldn't have waited. I don't have proof or the means to prove it, but it is what it is.

I've been feeding my six year old German Shepherd Blue Buffalo large breed adult chicken and brown rice formula for about the past two years. About two months ago, I noticed he was drinking an excessive amount of water and urinating frequently. Our vet ran all the blood work to rule out diabetes, Cushing disease, Addison's disease along with a urine culture. Everything came back normal. We began to start a water deprivation test to rule out diabetes insipidus since his urine was so dilute. But about two weeks into reducing his water, he became lethargic and depressed and basically stopped eating. I rushed him to the vet and another full blood panel and urine test was run.

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Duck cat foot dry - My small black cat became lethargic after eating this food for a couple of days. I looked it up to see if there were any recalls on this food and found this info on Consumer Affairs. I removed the food and washed the bowls. When I took her to the vet, he did a blood panel that showed her enzyme levels were up. The vet said that some cat foods with no preservatives can be contaminated or have bacteria. I was lucky to catch it fast. He said she would have been in the hospital for at least a week to be treated for pancreatitis. I am sad for the consumers who lost their pets over this. Vet bill is $106. The vet told me she should be back to normal in a few weeks. I really hope so. She is not herself and it makes me so mad.

I've been feeding my dogs BB for a long time. In 2010, my Max had frequent urine issues. I thought it was his age. The doctor said that it was too much vitamin D. I stopped using Wilderness Salmon, so his urine was better. Now they all are on BB Senior Chicken and Brown Rice, in which my two are vomiting and all went to the vet. The vet said that it's the food; they all have high liver values, so all my dogs are off Blue Buffalo. My Max lost most of his hair on his back. I have all the blood work and I talked to Blue Buffalo. They said that they will look at the blood work and if they're responsible, they will pay for all medical, but what about pain and suffering of our animals, and my shame for feeding my babies this highly dangerous food.

I started feeding my dogs Blue Buffalo. Within one month, one was sick and spent the weekend (3 days, 1PM Friday to 6PM Sunday) in ICU. One month later the second dog still eating Blue started drinking a lot of water and vomiting like the first dog did. She got much worse a lot faster and we had to put her down because there was no hope for her. After my post, Blue Buffalo put on their Facebook page that every one who were complaining weren't telling the truth or were getting paid to say what they were saying. Tell me, what pet parent would lie about such a thing? I have lost a loving pet and my time with the other had been cut a lot. We are talking about a breed that lives 17 to 20 years and now I will be lucky if he makes it to 12. That is hoping I get 5 more years. I will never recommend or feed Blue Buffalo again.

I am not sure if this has anything to do with my dog just being diagnosed with diabetes, but I would say it probably plays a part in it. I have read many reviews about frequent drinking and urination. That is exactly what is going on with my Jack Russell Terrier. I have 4 dogs, 3 chi's and 1 Jack Russell. I took him to the vet today and his count was 500!

I have not had any bad experiences as of yet with Blue Buffalo foods and I feed all of my dogs this brand. I did see warnings getting posted on Facebook and joined the Blue Buffalo official group and put a response about my concerns on their page. They responded immediately and later that evening made a public statement. So either all of the pet parents making these reviews have not properly reported them or they are coincidences with other things that are wrong at the time. If you do not report these incidents to Blue Buffalo, they cannot properly investigate the situation and other pet parents may not be getting the full story because of failure to report. You cannot hold Blue Buffalo liable unless you are willing to report it to them and allow them to investigate the situation.

I really wanted my cat to lose some weight since the vet had expressed some concern, so we switched over to Blue Buffalo. What a mistake that was. One night, our cat started meowing like he was in pain and going in and out of the litter box constantly. We thought maybe it was UTI, so we rushed him in to the animal hospital. After looking him over, the vet determined that he had blood in his urine and crystals. He has been a healthy cat his whole life so I didn't understand why all the sudden he would have a condition like this. The vet suggested special UTI cat food that is very costly. The day after this happened, I started realizing it could be because I had recently changed his food ... I looked on here and almost all of the reviews are the same symptoms my poor cat was having! I can't believe that I thought I was doing something great for him and instead, I was causing a life-threatening situation!

I am angry, very angry. For weeks, our dog has been battling excessive thirst issues and fur not growing in on her back after her last shave. I took her to the vet a week and half ago. He ran blood work for her thyroid just to check. I told him we had just moved, different heat in the house, and maybe stress of the move. However, she started to really not want to eat her food anymore, very reluctant and only ate it when she realized nothing else was coming her way. After reading all these complaints, I feel awful. I could have killed our dog by continuing to feed her bad food. It wasn't always this way. I switched her from Halo over a year ago because she just grew bored with it. We never had issues with that food. Blue was great until about 2 months ago. I now think back to Oct 2012 when I bought a bag and it had an "off/funny" smell not like any of the previous bags. I returned it and the next one smelled the same. I have cancer myself and sometimes my smell is off, so I just fed it to her.

I've been sick just after reading all of the horror stories. We also have been buying Blue Buffalo just since January because we thought it was the best. Our 15-year old Lab, who hasn't been sick a day in her life, just passed away 2 weeks ago from kidney failure, so we think. She started drinking water like crazy, and just laying around; this went on for a week. When she went out to go to the bathroom, she had trouble peeing and her stool was bloody. She died a day later. At first we thought it was just old age but now I'm not sure. Our 1 1/2 year old won't even go near the Blue buffalo dog food. I was also told "there are no recalls of any of our products and none of our grains or chicken comes from China."

I raise service dogs for an organization based in Michigan. They require us to feed Iams Adult Lamb and Rice. All of my dogs are 50/50 mixes of Labs and Golden Retriever. My third foster pup, Ditto, was always pretty chubby on Iams. She should weigh around 63-65lbs, ideally. She was tipping the scales closer to 70 and at one point more than that. She was only eating 3/4c of Iams twice a day. That is a tiny amount of food for a lab, especially when the bag says she should get double what I was feeding her. My dogs are very active, so it wasn't just an issue of being a couch potato. At 10 months old, she was released from the organization when preliminary screening joint x-rays revealed she was already showing signs of dysplasia.

So far, I haven't seen any change in our Blue Buffalo Grain Free Large Breed food or with our dog. We've been feeding our 2-year old dog Blue Buffalo for well over a year. I've emailed the company to see if I can get any response about the rumors of selling the company, manufacturing outside of the US, and what they're doing about the increase in complaints. If I receive a response, I will post it here. I am concerned by all the bad experiences I've seen here, but it's not my experience (yet and hopefully never). I loved it when we switched her to it. Her gas went away almost completely, and she is a healthy powerhouse. She loves the food. We've never seen mold or other issues. Let's hope us sticking with BB never changes that!

We put our dog on Blue Buffalo because the vet said to. Within one month, one of the dogs was drinking a lot of water and vomiting. He spent 3 days in the hospital in ICU. One month later, the youngest of the three gets sick; her organs were shutting down and there was no hope. We have the first dog on Hills Science diet now because of what Blue did to him. One dog deceased because of Blue and one dog on Iams.

My healthy scottie/poodle became gravely ill two weeks after switching to Blue Buffalo. She needed hospitalization and pain meds as well as a change in food. When we returned her to Blue Buffalo, the symptoms returned. We are considering action against the company. Please do not feed your pets Blue Buffalo!

In August 2012, me and my boyfriend decided to get our first puppy. We took him at 6 weeks because the mother was done taking care of them and they were already eating puppy chow. He was eating Purina puppy chow for a while but when I took him to the vet, they suggested to switch to Blue Buffalo because of his breed - he was Saint Bernard, lab and pit mix. So I switched for a little while. He started getting sick. I thought maybe it was because of the change of food, and now I'm not so sure. He got sick for a few days and then he was fine but in Dec. 2012 he had the bad runs on a Sunday. My friend, who is a vet tech, came over and said there's no blood, not to worry yet, go on a just water diet for 24 hours and take it from there. By Thursday, he had not really eaten anything and he also started to not drink. I took him to the vet and they gave him a shot to reduce vomiting. He would, once in a whole, but it wasn't constant. And they were a little concerned that he hadn't gained any weight within the past month; he was only 21 weeks. Put him on a high protein diet for the next few days and was to return Monday for a checkup.

I was feeding a different premium food, which my dogs got tired of - I researched and searched attempting to find the best food I could for my 2 rescued Miniature Poodles. I have one problem in that one of my dogs has allergies. I settled on Blue Buffalo. The first (small) bag was consumed by the dogs, so I purchased a second. I always open and dump into an airtight container. When I did that, I thought the smell was "off" but ignored it. I put down 2 bowls for the next meal. The one dog (female) sniffed and ate, but she is a Chow Hound... The other sniffed and walked away... totally refused his meal. This happened the second meal also, but this time the female refused. After she had eaten the first bowl, she did puke a bit, but dogs do that once in a while - again I didn't see the signs! I no longer had the bag to return, so I just dumped all the food. And it isn't cheap!

I can't believe what I'm reading because my standard poodle Daisy has been having stomach problems now for about two years, major grumbling and constipated. I didn't for a second think it was her food. But after reading so many similar symptoms from these reviews, I am going to try switching her food and seeing if she is better. Blue Buffalo came so highly recommended but I did notice recently that the size of the kibble has changed, so I wonder if their manufacturing has changed overall. Thank you all so much for the previous reviews. I feel so bad that my dog has unintentionally suffered at my hand and am glad I'll be able to do something about it.

We have our dog on B.B. Basics Turkey and Sweet Potatoes. They have been eating this for the last year or so. Anyway about three months ago, my dog keeps on wanting to go outside about every 30 minutes. So I called the vet and they find she had blood in her urine and said she had a UTI. So they give her meds and she was fine, but then she started eating her poop about 2 or 3 months ago. She has never done this before. After reading all these reviews, I am just outraged by all this.

I had heard great things about BB, so I started feeding my little chi BB about 5 weeks ago. I, like everyone else, thought her loose stools were from the change. Now she is very sick and refuses to eat anything, even hotdogs. She is still drinking water a little on her own, but I am feeding her through a syringe. I am taking her to the vet in the morning and pray that she will rebound and feel better soon. I think it's a crime that BB is allowed to continue to sell a defective product and are not held accountable for all the pain and suffering they have caused to hundreds of animals and their owners. Please tell everyone you know that has animals not to use BB. Hopefully it is pulled from the stores before it kills someone's pet.

We have 4 dogs from ages 6-12 yrs of age; 3 are Siberian Huskies and one is a Siberian Husky/Samoyed mix. We also have a foster since Jan 2013 (Goberian - Siberian Husky and Golden Retriever). We had our dogs previously on an all natural food called Flint River Ranch and our dogs were thriving on it. It was inconvenient as we had to order it and have it shipped every 2-4 weeks. Price was comparable to Blue Buffalo, and when my supervisor at work told me about the Blue Buffalo dog food, I decided to try it. That was about 3 1/2 yrs to 4 yrs ago ....

I'd just received an email from my brother regarding all the latest complaints and concerns about BB products. I have 4 poodles (2 miniature, 2 toys) that are on BB life protection senior small bites. After reading all the reviews about it, I'll be taking it back for a refund. I'm shocked and dismayed with BB for being such an unapproachable company. And yes, the symptoms described by other user does fit my dogs too!

My 7-year-old Maine Coon cat was eating all varieties if the Blue Buffalo Wilderness formulas. But over the past year, it has been mostly the Chicken formula because it has a pound more food for the same price. I noticed around Christmas that the food looked a little strange. I quickly dismissed any concern, thinking I was buying the best cat food. A few weeks later, I noticed my cat was not acting normal, very lethargic, and licking his lips. I rushed him to the vet, and his blood work was off the charts. His BUN levels were almost 200. He was in acute kidney failure.

A new vet, who I recently took my healthy English bulldog to two months ago, suggested that I might consider putting my English bulldog on Blue Buffalo All Natural Grain so that he could be on a better diet. So I went to Petsmart and bought a bag. My English bull (Columbo) ate the first bag with having a lot of diarrhea. But all I could think was that he was getting used to the new food coming off of his science diet and all. I bought the second bag of Blue then I started noticing Columbo wasn't even eating, just drinking a lot of water and having no bowel movements plus throwing up a lot of yellow stuff. I took him to the vet. They took x-rays and found a mass on his spine but said they didn't think it was cancer.

We opened a new bag of Blue Buffalo Evolutionary Diet with Life Bits 4 days ago. All three dogs have loose, yellow, very smelly stools. Many accidents in the house. The dogs are frantically drinking water. I thought they all caught a bug but now that I've read this, I'm changing to a different brand of dog food. I hope my babies feel better soon!

We transferred our dogs to Blue Buffalo based on the recommendations of several dog enthusiasts. After doing so, I talked to a few more responsible dog owners, and I began to uncover many more uncertainties about Blue Buffalo than I anticipated. To be honest, I'm disappointed by what I've heard from a number of credible sources, and add to that the fact that I can't get a straight answer from Blue Buffalo is even more disappointing.

I have multiple dogs and switched to Blue Buffalo about two years ago. I have fed them three of the dry dog foods: Life Protection Chicken & Rice Adult, Life Protection Chicken & Rice Senior and Wilderness Salmon (grain-free). I switched to BB because I had health issues with a different (high quality) brand. I never had problems until approximately the past four months. I emailed other friends with dogs eating BB's dog foods (various formulas) and received many responses regarding their dogs having health issues. I switched to a different brand a week ago and everyone is doing great.

A while ago, I started my 5 dogs on Blue because I wanted the best for them. I don't even feed them packaged treats. I make their treats so I'm really picky about what I feed them. Firstly, they didn't even want to eat it; they would literally spit it out. I noticed that my dog, Sadie, was drinking massive amounts of water. I never had any diarrhea problems but I didn't notice anything good about it. A while after, we noticed our 11-year old Jack Russell had blood in her urine, so we took her in right away. They found a bladder stone the size of a lemon. My vet asked if I had changed anything, and I told them the food and my vet immediately thought it could be that because they have had a lot of complaints similar to the ones everyone else listed.

We brought our healthy puppy home 4 months ago and began feeding him Blue, thinking that we only wanted the best for him. We started him on the lamb formula but soon switched to the large breed chicken formula. He immediately had loose stools, but I wouldn't say it was completely diarrhea. However, the longer I fed him Blue, the worse his stools got. He also would drink a ton of water and urinate frequently (which is a challenge when trying to potty train). We took him to the vet and had his stools checked, and they said he was the picture of health. So I figured he must just be sensitive to Blue and switched him to a different food. He immediately looked better and his stools firmed up to normal. I feel so guilty that I fed him this garbage for 4 long months. I really hope that he doesn't end up with any long-term consequences from it. Please, please don't feed this to your pet!

We have a small cockapoo, whereby as other comments shown, wanted to give our pet the best food out there. He was raised on Science Diet with no problems, yet we had heard that Blue Buffalo was a great/healthy food (we even researched comments online prior to purchase, yet this site never came up). We bought the lamb/rice food and Blue Buffalo dog treat chews. We never had the chance to give him the food as we were using up what we currently had, yet we started him on the chews every other night. Within one week, his stools started to loosen and we noticed he was straining. By the following week, we came home to find accidents in the house. Not only was he throwing up, his stools were getting more liquid.

We have a nine and a half year old yellow lab/boxer mix. From the time she could eat dry food, she was fed Avoderm. She has a super sensitive tummy, which we have discovered over the years by trial and error (store bought treats are a big no; fancy dog gravies, again a no) so we have always fed her Avoderm. To my dismay, last fall we started having a hard time finding Avoderm at PetSmart. After a few months, in December, we were informed by a worker at the store that they were no longer going to be carrying it. He recommended we switch her over to Blue Buffalo, a super great food, especially for dogs with sensitive stomachs.

We have a Shiba Inu that is 8 years old and does have allergies to beef. We put him on Blue Buffalo on January 3, 2013 to help him lose weight and because I was under the idea that it was a high quality food. Three weeks into the change (where you mix the old food with the new), he started to pass a lot of gas and he started getting constipated. I just thought it was the change of food, nothing more. He started getting worse and then, about 5 days ago, he started vomiting fluid and started to refuse food. Then, the next day, he wouldn't even drink water. We took him to the vet the next day. The vet ran blood work and said he has a bacterial infection in his bowels. $200 later and 2 injections and 3 prescription and I/D food, he is doing better. The vet would not say it was from the Blue Buffalo, but he said that an irritation from the food could have led up to his infection. Now I am looking at new food. I wish I would have seen this website before I changed his food.

We started our 12- to 13-week-old puppy on Blue Buffalo and, within a week, he started displaying a lot of the same symptoms described in previous reviews. One thing, when the vomiting and the very loose stool and mucus poo started coming out, we took him in asap and he was diagnosed with Parvo, a potentially deadly virus. We started him on a diet of ice chips and eventually boiled chicken and rice for the next several days along with chicken broth flavored ice chip water. This helped him stay hydrated and along with anti-vomit meds and antibiotics from the vet to keep his water down. After four days of nursing him slowly back to his full dosage of food, all chicken and rice, he pooped solid and we started to mix a quarter cup of Blue back in his rice medley. His stool has loosened a bit more since adding it. We are done with Blue for now. Although he has displayed the poor symptoms of a lot of other dog owners who have fed their dogs Blue, I must reaffirm that our pup was diagnosed with Parvo, which does display very like symptoms as others have posted. Hope this helps.

I have two Irish Setters 3 & 8 yrs old. I've been giving them ProPlan for large breed their whole life and they like the food but, recently, I had learned that a lot of dry dog food have additive ingredients that are from China and are not good for our pets, so I did some research about this and found that Blue Buffalo is not only manufactured in the USA but also all the ingredients are natural and made in the USA as well. Not to mention, BB advertises that their food is holistic and of course I want what is best for my boys.

I bought Blue Buffalo for my Dalmatian because Dalmatians can't have beef-based products and Blue Buffalo is supposed to have great dog food. He was on Beneful before and doing great. I then switched to Blue Buffalo and his poop was instantly bloody and runny. He started pooping in his cage and all over the house. He poops every 20 minutes on Blue Buffalo. Blood and loose stool and the smell will burn your eyes. I thought it was just the transition to a new food but this went on for a month. So now I'm beginning to lose feelings for my dog. So if this is what you want, buy Blue Buffalo.

I'm a senior at MSU that experienced similar problems with my puppy since placing her on Blue. I have a cane corso/bulldog mix that is 14 weeks old. During a trip at Petco, an employee suggested that I should put her on Blue because it was better than the food that I was feeding her (Diamond). Being persuaded, I brought a bag and started to mix the two together then finally placing her to Blue. During that time, my puppy experienced the worst case of diarrhea ever. It began with a few vomits here and there. Later, she began pooping and urinating everywhere uncontrollably! Sometimes, she would poop anywhere from 20 to 30 times a day.

My dog also experienced problems with gas, etc. as others have reported. We changed Blue Buffalo formulas and the problems continued. The dog was obviously not feeling well and needed to go out constantly. When I read that this was an issue seen by many others, I switched back to the food the dog had previously eaten without any problems in the past. I am sorry that I was sold on the marketing used by Blue Buffalo and switched my dog to it believing I was doing something better for him.

I can't believe what I am reading, because it matches my experience exactly. I hope I have read this in time to reverse the problem with my puppy. I only wanted the best food for him and fell for the suggestions by store employees. My puppy was thriving on Science Diet, but I wanted something organic, holistic for him. After 3 days on Blue Freedom, he peed 3 times and had two huge bowel movements during the night in the bedroom, which has never happened before. He is almost 4 months old and he had been sleeping through the night for a month. Also, during the day, he had bowel movements and peed everywhere. I could not understand what was going on. Then the bowel movements got bigger and bigger and softer and finally, diarrhea. It's 1:38 at night, and I have been up for almost two hours, cooking some rice and giving him as much water as he will drink.

I bought Blue Buffalo dry dog food for my 8-year-old Chihuahua. She had previously been eating Nutro Ultra small breed with no problems. But of course, I wanted the best for my girl so I switched her to Blue. During the time I had switched her, she had some other medical conditions which I didn't relate to her food. She had Pyometra and had to have her uterus removed. She was in the hospital with IVs and antibiotics from that, so when she came home, she was feeling well. I noticed this past week, after about a month or so of being on Blue, that she was very sick - vomiting and not eating. They tested her for Pancreatitis and the results came back positive. I'm certain that the high protein in Blue caused her to get sick. Her ranges were so high this couldn't have been the first time that she had an attack. She was over 5,000! Right now she is doing well on Hill's i/d canned. I don't suggest putting a toy dog on Blue.

About a week and a half ago, I went to purchase my puppy's normal wet food, Wellness Grain-free Puppy, at the pet store. Well, they were all out. So I heard of Blue Buffalo. My sister-in-law had mentioned it on occasion, so I picked up a few cans of it. Over the next week, I noticed odd changes in my puppy: horrible breath, horrible gas and his stomach would gurgle so loud. He started crying in his crate at night frequently which he never did before. I would let him out and he would pee so much and then go poo and have a very hard time and liquid stool. I did not think much of it. He then peed in his crate the other night. This was unheard of for him and has never done it. Then I noticed he had diarrhea in his crate but it was more like mucus. Then all his stools became loose and mucus-like with traces of blood. I got really nervous and called my vet who said to keep an eye on him for the next 48 hours and note any changes.

My dog has been on Blue for about 9 months but the last few weeks after buying a new bag for large breed, chicken and rice, she is experiencing all the bowel problems and gas that others have reported. Stool was checked for parasites and was negative so I would also say it is the Blue food. I am wondering if something has changed with the ingredients they are using. I think it is time for an investigation before more dogs suffer like this or worse. This would not be tolerated in humans.

In December 2012, I was reading about the dog food we were feeding our 3 dogs and felt like we should be feeding our dogs better food when I ran across Blue Buffalo. It seemed like the perfect dog food with no fillers. Our dogs have been eating it for about 2 weeks and they all have diarrhea. We are now feeding them boiled chicken and rice until they get better and then we are taking the Blue Buffalo back to the pet store and getting our money back. I wish I would have looked for this forum before we switched their food.

My 9 year-old Pom-Chi was diagnosed with Cushing's disease in December 2012. The vet recommended taking her off all grains. She had eaten Science Diet since a puppy, so I made the gradual change to Blue Grain Free. At first she did okay with the dietary change, but on the 9th or 10th day, she was lethargic, vomiting, had severe stomach problems and horrible diarrhea practically nonstop. I immediately stopped all food for a day, and then fed her green beans, carrots, cottage cheese, and yogurt. She perked up and I gave Blue another chance. Within 2-3 days, she was sick again. I put her back on Science Diet and though there is no cure for Cushing's, she is doing good. I do not recommend this dog food! Now I'm reading the reviews and see this is a common problem. I should have researched before nearly killing my dog with this terrible product.

Like many of the others who have posted on this site, I was under the misguided belief that Blue dog food was a quality product. I bought a bag of the Small Breed Weight Control for my Shih Tzu. Shortly thereafter, I was awoken one night by my dog needing to go outside. This happened almost every hour on the hour that night/morning. Eleven trips outside later, with each trip resulting in my dog defecating bloody diarrhea and looking/feeling miserable, I took her into the vet. The vet told me to feed her prescription food and gave me three different medicines. After a week of keeping her on meds, and a month on her prescription food, she seemed to be fine.

We bought our dog Blue Buffalo food last December 2012 and changed him over a little every day. He had loose stools and we thought it was just normal for changing to something new. Well, he strained when he poops but nothing came out and his stools were watery. He is 11 years old and has been on Eukanuba since he was a pup. We thought this was a better food and very angry that this food has done these things to him. I am a hygienist and I regularly look at his teeth. In the three weeks he has been on it, it has changed his mouth considerably. He has tartar on most of his molars and his gums are bleeding. I clean his teeth regularly and have never seen his mouth like this in his 11 years. This food is horrible and people need to really know what they are feeding their babies.

I decided to try Blue Buffalo because it seemed like a good choice from the ingredients list. I started feeding my cat this on December 27th. She loved it and, at first, all seemed well except, for the past three days, she's been having the runny stools as described by others and she vomited a little last night. Poor baby! She has had problems with food before (allergies), so I decided to do research and found this website. Well, I'm definitely getting her new food asap! I'm very displeased such a poor quality product is sold to consumers as "top-of-the-line."

It's unbelievable that there are other pet parents out there that went through the same thing. We decided to switch our dog Max to Blue Buffalo (end of November 2012) because we want to spoil him a little and feed him the best. We started weaning him off Puppy Chow and a few days before Christmas, was on 100% BB. We came home Christmas eve to find piles of soft/liquid poop. The entire night and the next day were filled with constant trips outside to poop. We felt so bad. He would squat for long periods of time after the first squirts of diarrhea, but with nothing coming out. He was in pain and much discomfort. We did not feed him for more than 18 hours. We gave him water to make sure he did not get dehydrated.

We started feeding our two poms and one chi Blue Buffalo in Feb. of 2011. By May of 2011, one of the poms had developed pancreatitis. Not thinking anything about their food, he was treated and all was fine again. Over the course of the next few months, I noticed one of my poms was always drinking a mass amount of water. Figuring it was the thyroid problem that both the poms and I suffer from, I let it go as a symptom, that pertained only to him. All thyroid levels checked fine while on meds. Then the other pom, which is part camel, started urinating in the house. That was unheard of. And just a month or two ago, I started really noticing a weight loss on all three of my little couch potatoes.

On two separate occasions with two different puppies, Blue Buffalo has made them very, very sick! The latest instance, it only took half a bag of food for my wife and I to realize that Blue Buffalo was killing our dog! He constantly has to be monitored because he can't control his bowels - they're completely liquified and have thick snotty looking white stuff mixed in. He is occasionally vomiting. This is almost the same thing that happened with our first puppy. Both dogs were models of health before getting their food switched to Blue Buffalo.

My Great Dane is getting older and I thought I would switch to a higher quality food . She loved it! It was really easy to switch her food over. About two weeks into the new food, she started waking us up several times during the night with diarrhea, then jumping around the house several times during the day needing to go outside again. I left the house for about an hour and came home to a funky smell in the house. She was so sick she couldn't hold it and went to the basement and had diarrhea everywhere. She has never had an accident even when she was a puppy. I felt really bad for her and I could see her emotion in her eyes. She was so ashamed.

I changed my dogs' food to Blue Buffalo dog food that was recommended by an employee at PetSmart, thinking that this holistic dog food would be the best food for my dogs. This food is causing severe gas problems in both of my dogs. I also bought some for my daughter's dog, and her dog is now having the same exact problem. I have a friend who lives in another state, who has fed her dog the same food for several months, and once again, the same exact problem. My best friend, who lives in the same city as my self, also started her dog on the food and she is also having the same problem. The four of us are complaining about how many times our dogs are going to the bathroom, even through the night. Increased urination as well as bowel movements.

Back at the beginning of the month, I went to pick up my two dachshunds from my parents. They had been on Purina but I decided I wanted to spoil them a little and get them this food called BB. The first day I went to feed them this food (Wilderness chicken), they didn't eat it. I figured this was because they were nervous about the move and I ignored it. A week went by and they still weren't eating it unless I tricked them into doing so (mixing rice or some type of people food into it).

We've been feeding our 5 month old puppy the chicken and brown rice formula. At first, there were no problems. But after 2-3 months, she started having the runs and bad gas. We were afraid she might have parasites. Before making an appointment to see the vet, we decided to switch to different brand food. We picked Nature's Recipe Lamb and Rice formula. First night, I mixed the Blue Buffalo and Nature's Recipe half and half. My mistake, because she ended up vomiting it back out. I read that you are supposed to mix the new food starting with small amounts and gradually increase it. Next morning, I made sure to mix 1/3 of the new food. Later that day, her poo wasn't runny anymore. By evening, it was solid. I was amazed. This high end Blue Buffalo brand may work for other dogs, but it didn't work for my puppy. No more runs! Woohoo!

I'm honestly amazed to see how many other people are having the same exact crummy experience I am having with a pet food that is supposed to be top of the line! We switched our two cats from Science Diet to Blue Buffalo a few months ago, because they are supposed to be the top of the line pet food. We want the best for our pets, as does everyone else. We gently transitioned them from SD to Blue Buffalo weight loss over the course of a week and a half (our kitties had previously been on a diet). Sure enough, the awful stools. I attributed it to the food change, even though it was intentionally very gradual to avoid things like this.

Like so many others who have posted their stories, my cat, the most loving and laidback cat I have ever had, got terribly sick on Blue Buffalo. I couldn't find his normal food and heard that Blue Buffalo was supposed to be high class food, also with great ingredients so I figured why not? After a while, my cat would go in the litter box, hiss, growl, whatever and just act weird. This was very out of character for him. I've never heard him hiss or growl or anything before. I noticed that his tail was wet and upon checking it out, I noticed he was attempting to urinate but it was very little droplets (and coming out literally drop by drop, very slow) and bloody. I rushed him to my vet, who immediately addressed that Blue Buffalo is causing problems with everyone's animals and is even killing some. He had to stay overnight for three consecutive nights, had to be catheterized several times because he couldn't be on his own and was in severe pain.

Chicken and Rice Dry Dog Food (Blue Buffalo Brand) - I discovered a morsel with two feathers sticking out of it that are from the base of the chicken where the splinter part of the feather is the thickest. My friend emailed them and submitted a picture. They offered a bag of treats for compensation! So, I then emailed them, and yep, I got the exact email word for word. It's an auto response to complaints regarding food quality. They stated that it is not uncommon for feathers to splinter their way into food from time to time. Horrible quality control! After reading these other comments that all sound so similar, I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't a cause of many animals’ heath issues and death. This company needs to be sued by the masses whose animals have suffered or died from this product. BB is only in it for the money and not for the health of our pets, or they would have done something after all of these complaints for so long. It outrages me. I have a picture of the bag of food with the feathery morsel.

In the spring of last year (around April 2011), I started my 1-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, Bailey, on the BB senior dry food. She had the energy of a 5-year-old and was happy, healthy, and bright eyed. Yet, I still knew she was older and needed to be put on a lower fat diet and I wanted the best for her so I purchased BB. About 2 months later, Bailey became sick, lethargic, wouldn't eat, and was drinking water constantly. My mom and I took her to the vet and come to find out, she had pancreatitis, which had also given her diabetes.

My 3-year-old Shepherd/Jack Russell mix won't eat Blue Buffalo. I tried it twice and she won't eat it. The only food she will eat is Purina Dog Chow. She eats it right up and hasn't had any trouble. I also gave her raw Turkey necks and raw chicken. Sometimes, she gets a can of Mighty Dog with a fish oil supplement added which she loves. Expensive isn't always the best if your animal is happy with what they eat. Don't change foods. Listen to your pets.

I just recently had to take my 7 year old cat Oreo to the vet because she started peeing on things. She has never in 7 years done this, so it did not make sense to me that she would start now unless there was something wrong. The vet did a urine sample and asked me what food she was eating. I told her it was Blue Buffalo Weight Control. She informed me my cat had blood in her pee and the food was the cause. When I came home, I started reading the complaints about Blue Buffalo Food and I am shocked that they are still putting such a dangerous food on the shelf. Are they trying to kill our beloved pets!?

My dogs were always on Biljac. After 13 years, I decided to venture into something else and decided to try Blue. My dogs immediately began going to poo 3-4 times more per day. Day two, their stools became loose and then they were just squirting a watery poo. For the first time since they were puppies, they began having accidents in the house because they simply could not hold it. I may as well have given them both enemas! Well I finally made the connection, took them off BB and put them back on Biljac. While it has been about two weeks now, their stools have consistency and form to them again. They are still a little soft, but they are on the mend! Thank goodness we took them off of this. Fix this problem and pull it from the shelves until you do. This is a horrible experience for the pets and the owners.

I have been feeding my adult cat BB Sensitive Stomach dry cat food for a little over a year now. Three days ago, I noticed my cat's stools were a bit softer than usual. I had given her a new kind of treat so I thought nothing of it. I just didn't give her the treats after that. Two days later, she has had diarrhea all day. My other cat has started getting soft stools so I tried to figure out the cause. They eat different treats but the same food. I have come to the conclusion that it definitely is the food. I wasn't sure at first until I came across this site. I have taken them off the food. What sucks is I just bought the huge bag of the sensitive food and now can't use it and can't get my money back as it has been opened and the bag thrown away. This company needs to own up to its wrongdoings and try to do something to accommodate everyone that this has affected. I am extremely pissed off and disgusted at this company. Do not feed any pet this rotten food!

This is a follow up post to my two existing posts and is my final post. My dog, Ezra, was completely healthy on July 23, 2012 when I fed him the BB Wilderness Duck, a new bag purchased from Petco. On July 24, he became lethargic with severe, very bloody diarrhea & lack of appetite which I discovered because he didn't want to eat this food again. Blood tests showed elevated WBC & liver enzymes. Ezra fought hard to recover but the food caused too much damage and he died on October 24. He would have turned 14 this month. This food is toxic and this company needs to take responsibility.

At the recommendation of Petsmart personnel, I was talked into buying some holistic top-of-the-line food (Blue Large Breed Chicken Rice Canned Food) for my 10-year-old Shar Pei. Well, I gave 1/2 can in morning and she ate it up. I thought, how delightful... Then the 2nd half of the can in the afternoon, she also ate it up! Sitting next to me on the floor, I noticed she had become very gassy. It was not like her at all. I thought it was kind of funny until she got up and ran around the table. I let her out in the yard and she had severe dark diarrhea! She looked so sad. She came in and drank tons of water. That was good, but then I walked out of the room. And when I came back, there it was all over my oriental carpet, dark, watery, liquid stools!

I couldn't find the cat food I normally buy and thought I'd try something new for them and see if they like it. I had been feeding Royal Canin protein select but was having a hard time finding it. I bought a bag of Blue Buffalo and not a month later, November 6, I rushed my cat to the hospital. He was fine and all of a sudden, he was throwing up bile. All the bloodwork tested out but he was getting worse throughout the day. The vet put in an IV and gave pain meds and something for nausea. He continued to decline. The vet tried a barium test to see if there was a blockage. The barium did not pass his stomach. We thought it was something lodged, so he decided on surgery to unblock. Once inside, his intestines were blood red and his whole system had stopped. After closing him up, his heart stopped and my 3-year old cat was dead. I'm heartbroken and now I'm mad. Did you kill my cat, Blue Buffalo? He was healthy and only 3 years old.

We just welcomed an adorable 9-week old black lab into our home on Sunday. After three days, I've gotten overly concerned about the amount of diarrhea he has been experiencing. However, we continued feeding him the Blue Buffalo he was eating with the rescue so as not to disrupt his routine. He also seemed terribly dehydrated and just wanted to drink, drink and drink. Today, we began mixing in some Beneful since we had an extra bag, just to see if helped at all. It seems like his bowels are already getting firmer. I'm half tempted to just stop the Blue Buffalo altogether after reading so many similar reactions. I could tell he was uncomfortable with all the grunting he has been doing. So we will stop feeding him this and see how he does. This company should really address this problem. It's horribly irresponsible to brand a product as top line and then see so many adverse effects happening to people's animals. As a responsible pet owner, I'm pretty upset about this but thankfully, I'm sure we've caught this early enough to not see any irreversible damage done. Please, fellow consumers, do not consider this brand for your furry friends.

I also bought this claimed to be the greatest dog food out there. I decided to give BB a try after I saw the commercial on TV and the recommendation from a Petco employee. Right after feeding my 3-year-old English Cocker, my dog started to have diarrhea immediately to the point that he would have accidents at home which he never had this issue before. His personality and the overall health of my dog has changed. I am going back to Iams before this food kills my dog. Shame on this company; it's obvious this company has some not so natural chemical that is not stated in the content on any label. I hope they get a lawsuit.

Do not buy! We have 3 dogs and we had switched our 3-year-old Cavalier King Charles to BB turkey and potato which was purchased at a local Petco (I threw out the bag after opening.) A month into switching his food, he was very lethargic and had diarrhea and vomited once. The next day, he was bleeding from his rear we took him to a pet emergency room. They did a blood test and found he was very dehydrated and his liver was failing. They admitted him and he was in the hospital for 3 days. He was improving enough to go home with home care and oral medication. He was not being fed BB in the hospital. We got him home and started feeding him BB again. When he went for his next checkup he started doing worse and the only thing he had done all day was sleep and eat BB.

I switched my two pugs, who are about 18 months old, to Blue Buffalo Wilderness about two weeks ago. Almost immediately, one of them began having runny stool, which I attributed to the food change (I ran out of the previous food earlier than expected, so the transition was abrupt, unfortunately). After a few days, the other one began having the same problem, and the first one began vomiting as well. We also have several cats in the house, and a couple of them really like this food for some reason (and we can't keep them from getting into the dogs' bowl and eat it). Of course, now, they're having the same problems. Unless we coincidentally got some kind of parasite or infection at the same time the food came into the house, I'm fairly certain it's the food causing the problem. I'm going today to get a different brand and see if everyone returns to normal. I am keeping my fingers crossed!

It was suggested by my vet to start feeding Blue Buffalo Healthy Weight for my two lab mixes due to them being a little overweight. All of the appropriate testing was done to check for anything physical that could be contributing to their weight gain, such as thyroids. So after several hundred dollars of testing, it was determined to change them from their current dry food (supposedly good Purina brand) to Blue Buffalo Adult Healthy Weight. I mixed the two foods initially so as not to shock their system and after a few few weeks, my one dog seemed to be doing fine but the other has continually had loose stool.

BB and the $1,646.12 Vet Bill - I switched my dog (a lab mix) to BB very slowly over the course of an entire month. And at first she did okay. Then in early September when she was staying at my parents’ house for a few days and eating their bag of BB, her appetite began to decrease. For my dog, this is alarming. She has spent the last 9 years eating so fast she didn't have time to chew, so no appetite is a big deal. I took her home with me, and in the morning she didn't finish her breakfast. As I was getting ready for work, she had diarrhea on the carpet. She never has accidents inside, ever.

I honestly don't know what it is. When I first got my Rottweiler, I started by feeding him Blue Buffalo. He was about 3 months old, and he ate just fine. The only problem is that his stool was very runny. When I went to the vet, he said it could be worms or parasites. He wasn't dewormed at the time. So, I assumed that it's due to that. I gave him the deworming pills and thought he'd get better, but nothing still. I switched to another high quality food brand, and his stool was a lot better. Unfortunately, the Egyptian authority is being very difficult about animal food in general. So there were rumors that dry food will be out of stock for a few months. I got a bag of the food I'm used to feeding him and a bag of Blue Buffalo since it's the only other option I had. I mixed both food to avoid giving him diarrhea. By the time I completely switched to Blue Buffalo, he's been having trouble again with his stool. Constant uncontrollable diarrhea! It's very frustrating. I honestly don't know what it is, but I'm not feeding your product to my Rottie again.

I changed my dog's food from Purina Exclusive to Blue Buffalo and it made her intestines inflamed. For the longest time I thought she has spinal injuries because she had trouble getting up - she was obviously in pain. She also wasn't eating well. I feed her a raw food diet (from a local company that makes it themselves) mixed with a little dry. She stopped eating well when I changed to Blue Buffalo. I took her to a doggie chiropractic several times to try and help her. I also had a doggie acupuncturist try to help her. Finally it got to be so bad I had to help her up. When I finally took her to our regular vet and he did an x-ray, he found her intestines inflamed. I stopped feeding her the Blue Buffalo - she wasn't eating it anyway - just the raw food. Now several weeks later feeding her the raw food mixed with a little Purina Exclusive, she is our dog again. She loves to go on walks and play again. PetCo should remove this food from their shelves and remove the Blue Buffalo sales lady who convinced me to switch.

We have two Labs, one is two years old and several months ago, we noticed that he was not eating a lot. He seemed lethargic and diarrhea was bad. I kept an eye on him and tried everything to get him to eat. He would walk over to the food and smell it and walk away, so it was as if he knew it was bad. I took him to vet. I thought maybe he ate part of a toy or ? and had obstruction. That was not it. They took lab work - liver enzymes should have been between 78-118. Diesel's was 2230. He stayed at the vet's off and on for two days on IVs, meds and then lots of stuff to take over the counter.

I purchased a bag of your chicken and rice puppy food for large dogs last week from Petco in Beaumont, California. After feeding it to my 5-month old German Shepherd for two days, he started vomiting, had diarrhea, was extremely lethargic and had an elevated heart rate and very high respiration per minute. That second night, he vomited every hour or so all night. The next day I took him to the vet who told me to take him off of your food. Well, thank God, I did and he's slowly recovering.

We have a seven-year-old goldendoodle. Approximately two years ago, our vet suggested we switch to Blue Buffalo for Bella because of what appeared to be allergies. We were told Blue Buffalo was the best and to use Salmon and Sweet Potato. This summer, we noticed Bella's food looked and smelled a little different but didn't give it much more thought. At the end of the summer, Bella's appetite was decreasing, and our otherwise puppyish dog appeared to have aged years. I took Bella to a vet, and their response was it was the summer heat. Not to worry, she was a picture of health.

BB Puppy Small Breed and Wilderness Food - On October 3rd, we purchased a new bag and by October 4th, all four of my dogs were sick with vomiting, loose stool, and lethargic. We stopped the food on the 6th and almost immediately they all stopped vomiting and they are slowly getting back to normal. The only variable that changed was Blue Buffalo being removed from their diet. They are now on another brand of dog food. We haven’t been able to reach anyone at Blue.

I switched from another holistic brand to Blue. Her coat became dull and she gained weight due to the potato content and she would get an upset tummy. I have gone back to the previous high-quality food and essentially the same price and her vigor and gorgeous black coat has returned. I do believe Blue has gotten into the same mentality as many others: push for sales and heck with quality. These companies should remember how they started. I have spoken with a Blue rep in one of the stores and marketing seems to be the important factor - they are not listening to the customer. Heaven forbid, don't even ask about coupons - that seems to be a dirty word within this company.

I have been feeding my kittens BB Wilderness Chicken recipe for the past three months. Both were having diarrhea and one was vomiting. At first, I thought the diarrhea was caused by the transition for kitten food to this. But three months later and almost a thousand dollars in vet bills, I figured out that it is just this food! Thank goodness I googled the food and found this site. I changed their food a week ago and both have a ton more energy and solid stools. Please recall this food! People shouldn't have to waste their hard earned money on vet bills or possibly lose their furry friend because of a poor quality food!

Large breed chicken and rice puppy formula - We recently were given a one year old English bulldog puppy, who was on this food, so we gradually switched our 5 year old Boston terrier to this also. The bulldog came with some food and we used that up before starting the bag I purchased. Since there was much transition going on, I thought the loose stools would clear up. I did think it odd that basically, this food was going right through the dog - within about a half hour of feeding. This was not the case with our Boston, just the bulldog, so I really didn't think it was the food. Luckily we had an appointment with our vet for the bulldog and upon mentioning my concern with the diarrhea and the brand of food, he told me to immediately get rid of it. He said that the food is basically crap and that it is marketed as a designer dog food.

I feed my dog Blue Wilderness brand and I switched back and forth between the Chicken and Duck and have had no problems. However today, he has had bloody stools and diarrhea for hours. I contacted the company and no one answered so I will call them back tomorrow. However, after finding this site, I'm wondering if I bought a bad batch of food as well. I have been feeding him Blue food for a year (he's a year and a half) and have never had issues until now. I think I'm going to switch brands now though since I've read these other posts. I'm just not sure what to buy because I was told Blue is the best.

I switched my adult dog to BB earlier this year. He loved the first couple bags and ate the food with gusto! My one cat that is a dog food eater loved it too. My other cat who never ever touched the dog food started eating it as well. I thought this has to be great. Then, the vet visits started. One to two times a week, I was at the vet with Scrappy for the last 3 months - dehydration, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargic, fever, no appetite, and so on. A couple rounds of antibiotics, x-rays, complete bloodwork, and ultra sounds and thousands of dollars later, all led to pancreatitis, elevated WBC, and liver enzymes are abnormal. The same blood panel that came back all normal less than 2 months prior. This led us to a specialist for a GI tract ultrasound, which showed a problem with his small intestine where it meets the stomach (duodenum). Scrappy went from healthy to knocking on death’s door just 4-5 months after being on this food.

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Duck Dry #11: This is a follow up to my September 4 post. My lab had more blood work done last Thursday. He has been on 20mg steroid daily since August 3 and an antibiotic, which become ineffective last week. The most recent blood work showed an elevated white blood count and three elevated liver enzymes; he is still suffering from mostly bloody diarrhea - some days like water and other days like pudding - along with appetite loss. He is on a new antibiotic, which has helped just a very little. Ezra is 13 and this has taken such a toll on his health. It is not likely he will survive, but each day, he tries so hard to improve. Until eating from this new bag of food, he had only ever been sick once in his life - in 2001 with Lyme disease.

I have been feeding my 10-year-old Lab Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice Large Breed for 2 years with no issues. Recently, I purchased a new bag of food. After eating it for a day, my dog began to have uncontrollable diarrhea. She was having accidents all over the house, even urinating in the house, which she never does. She looked so sad and was not acting herself. I took her to the vet, they did not find anything wrong, but gave her an antibiotic and bland food for a week. The diarrhea stopped immediately after I stopped feeding her the Blue Buffalo.

As I lie awake on my couch for night four, I decided to google my issue and look where I've landed! I have two American Hairless Terriers, one month shy of 5 years old. Three days ago, I awoke to Bella vomiting. Then within minutes, diarrhea. The diarrhea persisted for 48 hours straight. Bella has always had a sensitive stomach but without any episodes for the past 2 years, so I did not assume anything. I placed Bella on antibiotics and she was fine. Now tonight, thinking her issues passed, I gave my two dogs their BB Freedom adult small breed canned food to eat. Well eight hours later, I awaken to a gel-like vomit on my bed by Bella, assuming it was her that got sick again. I grabbed my other dog, Baby, and brought her to the bathroom to clean her as she was seemingly looking at it and put her paw in the mess. Boy was I wrong.

I have two 6-year-old bulldogs who have been eating Blue Buffalo adult chicken and rice almost their entire lives. I've always been very happy with the quality of this food and recommend to friends and clients. Over the past two months, I've noticed they will vomit for no apparent reason and one of them has had intermittent diarrhea, sometimes bloody. I assumed they were eating grass so I started watching them closely to rule that out. I also stopped all snacks and supplements, but they're still vomiting! It only stopped after a 12-24 hour fast so it has to be the BB! And like many others, I've noticed the kibbles look different. It kills me that I've been feeding them something bad. Luckily, PetSmart has a great exchange policy. Now, I'm researching and switching feeds.

Blue Buffalo poisoned our dog. In July of 2010, with advice from our Golden Retriever’s trainer, we switched her Royal Canine food to Blue Buffalo’s Dog 24# Wilderness Chicken. (Yes, we transitioned her slowly.) The trainer said it was better for her and like all dog parents; we wanted to keep our girl healthy. And so began the nightmare, mostly Shelby’s but ours as well. The new dog food made her very ill. She started drinking huge amounts of water and we didn’t know why. She’s never had an “accident” in our home and we were taken aback when all of a sudden she became lethargic and began urinating constantly in our living room. As you can only imagine the smell was horrific. Sensing this wasn’t merely a “mistake,” we knew something was very wrong. We took her to the vet, told him what had happened and he told us to take her off the new dog food immediately.

I have 3 dogs and have given them the BB Wilderness Duck mixed in with their food for over a year - I have rotated & mixed their food for years so I can feed them anything without an issue. In July, my Lab stopped eating his normal food portion, so as a treat I gave him the BB Wilderness Duck without mixing any other dog food. I purchased a new bag from Petco. He immediately got raging diarrhea which continued after I stopped giving him the food and stopped eating altogether. His blood work & fecal exam came back normal. We put him on steroids but the diarrhea continued & became extremely bloody. He is now on 20 mg steroid daily and an antibiotic 2x a day & is still struggling although the diarrhea has somewhat cleared up. I had not given the BB Wilderness Duck to my other dogs until just recently and both are suffering from diarrhea. I now feel either there is something terribly wrong with this bag of food or the recipe has changed and something very dangerous has been added. I am not certain at this point that my Lab is going to survive the serious effects I feel have been caused by this food.

Our 5-year old Havanese had been on Solid Gold Wee Bits for many years. But after learning it had been discontinued, we sought a recommendation for a replacement at Petsmart. The Petsmart employee highly recommended Blue Buffalo, so we went with that. We started slowly, blending a small amount of the BB into the old food, but he loved the BB and would pick that out and leave the BB behind. About 10 days later, he developed a severe diarrhea problem - mostly blood, vomiting and lethargic. We rushed him to the vet who told us that Blue Buffalo was very rich and they had seen many problems in dogs eating BB. They weren't able to get the hemorhagic diarrhea under control or his low blood pressure and body temp up to a normal level. They referred us to an animal specialist hospital, where he is now spending his second night. The hospital says a 3rd night may be required. For a 2-night stay, the veterinary hospital's estimate was $4500. We've already paid the primary care vet $1200 for the treatment performed prior to hospitalization.

My sweet 4-year old boxer passed away after eating this food after being pressured by Petco to buy BB because it is the best, they said, all natural. So, I purchased a small bag which he did good during the transition. I bought another bag. Suddenly, he started drinking excessively and peeing, losing control of his bladder indoors! I looked up side effects of BB Wilderness Duck and it said excessive thirst and frequent urination. I called the company and after waiting nearly 1 hour for the call to be answered, they said they have had no bad reports. My vet said take him off it and wait to do blood tests. So, we did. He started getting swelling on his neck in the lymph nodes. The vet did blood work and said he had lymphoma cancer. The protein levels were way too high in this food. My dog was in perfect health before I switched food. Sadly, my sweet Logan passed away just 5 weeks after starting this awful food! Why is it that all these complainants have not banded together to sue this company for harming our beloved 4 legged friends. They should be taken off the market. Please if there is a lawyer to take this on, I would love to know. Far too many pets are suffering. I would never recommend this food to anyone! R.I.P. my sweet Logan!

I have three dogs: a 4-year-old female, a 13-year-old female, and a 5-year-old male. All of my dogs had explosive diarrhea for several days. My 13-year-old almost died. We had to rush her to emergency as we found her laying unresponsive, unable to walk, severely dehydrated and a fever of 105.9. The ER started fluids to cool her down. They gave her massive dosage of antibiotics and metacam. After being hospitalized for 24 hours, I brought her home and administered meds at home and once she got all the food out of her system, she has recovered. My two other dogs have fully recovered after getting off your food. I returned all food and treats to PetSmart and immediately after they were fully recovered. Now I have started them on a new brand of food and they have had no problems and continued to get better. I have proof of all of the medical fees that were necessary to treat my dogs and would like to be reimbursed. I would appreciate a response back as soon as possible. Thank you for your time.

I can't believe all the similar complaints BB is getting! I thought this was a high quality food? We've been on it for a little less than a year and have had no issues. A couple of weeks ago, my 2 1/2 year old chihuahua mix started getting really bad diarrhea and gas. His poop was literally liquid and you could tell he was really uncomfortable and sad. I took him to the vet and all bloodwork and fecal tests came back normal. The doctor did say his tummy was swollen though. She prescribed Neovast and sent us home with some Medi-cal Gastro wet food and the diarrhea was gone the next day! Thinking it may have been a bacteria in his tummy and that the Neovast cleared it up, I gave him some of his regular BB and what do you know? Gassy immediately after eating it. I will never go back to BB, not worth the gamble.

We recently adopted a husky puppy and have been told they need to be on a high protein diet. I had heard great things about BB and decided to give their wilderness puppy formula a try. He went through one whole bag and was fine. I bought another bag and about one day into it, he started having explosive diarrhea. I took him to the vet and the first question they asked was what I was feeding him. When I told them I was feeding him BB, they told me to immediately take him off of it. They said that in the last year 80% of their chronic diarrhea cases were because the dog was eating BB.

My Cairn Terrier Cricket was killed by Blue Buffalo Chicken and Brown Rice on July 5th, 2012. She died from kidney failure. She was 9 years old and very healthy. I had six Cairns until she passed. I called the Blue Buffalo rep in April explaining that all six of the dogs were sick with diarrhea. She said it was because the food was so rich that I should mix the new food (poison) with some of the old food until they got used to it. So, I did. Now she is dead and she died a horrible death, not being able to drink enough water to flush out her kidneys. My wife caught her drinking her own urine off the floor. She had to pee at least 20 times a day. There was nothing I could do for her except make her as comfortable as possible until she died.

I want the best for my cats. They share my life. Blue is heavily promoted at Petsmart. A Blue representative is frequently in the store where I shop. I began feeding my four cats the Wilderness formulas and switching back and forth with Purina's Select. I decided to go with Blue for a while exclusively. I tried the indoor formula. They liked it. One in particular really enjoyed it. I picked up a bag of Mature with the indoor bag the next time. I also figured that the can I split between them in the evening would be Blue's brand. I have a small amount left in the fourth and fifth bags. The cat, that was actually gaining weight because he liked the food so much, began vomiting. He couldn't keep water down. His bloodwork at the vet's showed acute pancreatitis. The number they look for that indicates pancreatitis is more than 5.75. The scale ends at 50. His was off the scale. He was in the animal hospital for 10 days. IVs', ultrasound, anything to try to restore him to health. I have been feeding him pureed food and water with a syringe. He has lost more than a third of his body weight. It is painful for him.

A few weeks ago, I bought my dog's food as I always do (Blue Wilderness Duck Recipe). When I opened it up, there were 90% life bits - you know, the dark bits that are supposed to be the complement to the actual larger kibble. "Weird," I thought. I don't remember this food being this dark. Well, after seeing my dog's BMs and how dark they were, I realized I got a bad batch. It took some wrangling, but Pet Club took it back and allowed me to exchange for a different bag. Even though I switched to a new bag, my Rhodesian Ridgeback is not excited in the least to eat it.

I bought a bag of large breed chicken and rice Blue Buffalo dog food. My dog had been eating it for a year and a half with no problems but this last bag bought at the end of July - she started refusing to eat. She started eating out of desperation, I guess, and we have taken her to the vet twice since then. She had a fever, has been on antibiotics and steroids, is extremely lethargic and the vet does not know why. Upon reading the other reviews, it looks like other people are having similar problems with Blue Buffalo food bought around the same time. I am going to get my dog something else to eat as soon as possible.

I've been feeding my 6 kitties Blue Buffalo Finicky Feast for a long time. This last bag I just bought from Pet Food Direct, they will not eat. None of them will touch it. What has happened? It was the only dry food they would eat. My other problem is I am out of cat food money until the next month and I am stuck with a large bag of food they will not eat. What has happened to the food? It used to be one of the best and I see that there are a lot of complaints, so I know it is not just me. Something has changed in the formula when six cats won't eat it. I even left them no canned to see if they would eat it, but still would not. I am worried something is wrong with it. Please look into this. Thank you.

Quality control: I buy Blue Buffalo Healthy Gourmet Chicken Entree cat food by the case! However, I pay by the can from $1.38 to $1.58 each. The last case dated February 27, 2015 with identifying number 0733 U 61XCM3 (off one of the cans in the case) are only partially filled. There is a large air space in the center of each can, like a donut! It's bad enough that I have to live on a small Social Security check. But my one cat adores this food and she has a digestion problem, so I am pretty much stuck buying it for her. I feel that the least that you can do is give me a full can!

I have an 8-month old English Springer Spaniel and I've had her for 4 months. I fed her Blue Buffalo Puppy for about 3-1/2 months with no problem. I always referred to her as a "foodie" since she was so excited to eat that she would howl and dance when I got her food. I even had to buy her a slow feeder bowl since she ate her food too fast! About 3 weeks ago, she started to not eat her food. She would sniff it and walk away and lay down. She was more lethargic and did not play as much as she used to. I then mixed her food with some canned Blue Buffalo Freedom Puppy and she would eat it, but only if I hand fed her and put enough canned food in with her dry food. She was not excited to eat anymore and it started to worry me. It was tough to get her to eat 2 cups of food a day when she was normally eating 3. She wasn't vomiting and her stools were normal. She would eat treats just fine. She did develop a rash on her tummy and the vet thought it was an irritation from being in the woods. He gave me a spray to use and it cleared up just fine.

I have a 7-month-old German Shepherd/St. Bernard mix. We have been feeding him BB large breed puppy from the beginning. We have never had any problems with it until a few weeks ago. My dog started itching and chewing in his skin nonstop. I took him to the vet because he was getting little sores on his stomach. He also was not eating as much or as fast as normal. The vet said it was allergies, gave him some antibiotics and allergy tablets but did not want to switch his food just yet. One week later, my puppy finished all his medications but the skin problems were getting worse, so we went back to the vet. My dog got a cortisone injection and we switched his food to the BB Freedom (grain-free). The itching seemed to stop overnight. My dog seems to be doing fine on the new BB. We never had problems before this but after reading these posts, I am wondering what the change is with BB. Has anyone tried the Freedom? Any problems? I don't want to spend another $600 at the vet for it to be a food problem.

I have been feeding my large breed dog Blue Buffalo for about a year. I started with the puppy food and then advanced to the adult large breed fish and oatmeal. Four days ago, I purchased a new bag of Blue Buffalo Large Breed Fish and Oatmeal and instantly noticed the difference in the nuggets. They were larger and flat, more bland in color and didn't have as many of the smaller round nuggets. Nowhere on the bag was there an indication that there was a change in the look or consistency. My dog has eaten the BB for 3 meals and now has liquid diarrhea. After reading these reviews, I am going to stop the BB immediately and contact the vet to switch him to a different brand.

I have two dachshunds, one young and one old. We started on a new bag of Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice and the young one began to have diarrhea first. I assumed this is because she weighs 7lbs. The old one, at 20lbs, got it 4 days later. The old one is much sicker and is at the vets getting IV fluids and antibiotics. The vet and I were going through multiple possibilities, but the Blue Buffalo seems to be the most likely cause and I am returning the bag today. While I was reading the other complaints, up popped a complaint from yesterday (July 30, 2012) also regarding Blue Buffalo.

I have a standard poodle that I've been happily feeding Blue Buffalo Large Breed Chicken and Rice formula to for over 2 years. Recently, after purchasing a new bag of dog food, he began having diarrhea. I could not figure out why, so we made a trip to the vet. The vet could not find any obvious reasons why this was happening, so recommended putting him on a bland boiled chicken and rice diet with antibiotics. We slowly reincorporated the kibble back into his diet, and as soon as we gave him about a half a cup, his sickness would come back. The vet recommended contacting Blue Buffalo asap to report and to not feed him anymore of that brand.

Blue Buffalo is a terrible food! I have a 4-year-old cat that has been eating BB since he was a kitten and has never really had any problems. We just recently got a black lab/pit bull mix puppy and I decided to feed her BB as well. She did okay on it at first. Then we purchased a second bag of the same exact food and it looked completely different! A different color and kibble shape and size. She immediately had terrible liquid diarrhea. We returned that bag to purchase a new one and that one looked exactly the same. So we switched to a grain-free version of BB and she continued to have terrible diarrhea. The Vet put her on meds and while on those, she was fine but as soon as she went off of them, it was back to liquid diarrhea.

This company is harmful to our beloved pets. Two months and $700+ in vet bills later, I realized that my dog has been getting sick because of Blue Buffalo dog food. I switched him from Solid Gold about 6 months ago, but was feeding him primarily duck recipe. The past few months, he has been on chicken recipe and has not stopped vomiting and has had an on and off diarrhea. I was helpless and I just realized today that it was his food. I am so upset I didn't think of it earlier. I had too much confidence in the mission of Blue to even question them. Boy was I wrong! I switched to Acana today and never going back. I am actually looking into a raw diet since frankly, I don't trust any of these companies.

We have been faithful Blue customers for 3 years of the Fish & Sweet Potato Recipe. On July 13, we purchased a new bag and upon opening it, noticed a difference in both color and kibble size. Our 3-and-a-half-year-old Boston Terrier usually gobbles her food down (we have to use a pace ball), but with the new bag, she would barely touch the food and when she would, her stomach would gurgle after eating. We could get her to eat it by gradually coaxing her, but by the second week into it, she was leaving her food. We bought a new bag thinking it might be an off batch, but we noticed the same difference in color and kibble size and she had the same response but then developed diarrhea. We immediately took her off it, put her on rice mixed with a little of a different brand food per instruction from our Vet. PetSmart was great and gave us full refunds on both bags of food. Within a day, she perked up and has gone back to her normal "gobbling" pace of eating. So far, we see no more signs of diarrhea. There is obviously something off with this food and we hope that Blue investigates before too many more dogs get sick.

Ever since we started feeding our maltipoo Blue Buffalo, she has had constant diarrhea. Thinking at first she caught a virus, we put her on rice and chicken which cleared her diarrhea up. When going back to Blue Buffalo, the diarrhea and vomiting started again. We are going back to our Nutro brand which was the brand for our last four dogs and the dogs were fine. We would never feed her Blue Buffalo ever again.

Two days ago, I picked up some Blue Buffalo chicken dinner canned puppy food. I fed it to him that morning and he loved it. He had another serving of it that night. The next morning, he was acting strange. He wouldn't eat the food anymore. He wouldn't drink any water. He stayed in his bed all day. I noticed that right after I had fed him that food, his poop started to turn softer. By yesterday night, it was full on water diarrhea. The only solid about it was the large chunks of carrots that had been in the food. He was also gagging the few times I managed to get him out of bed. He threw up once. He kept hiding under my couch to go to sleep which worried me very much. I decided to do a quick search on the brand, which led me here.

I started the Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice food for our 4-month old puppy 2 weeks ago. She is having severe diarrhea and is miserable. We took a stool specimen to the vet today and have an appointment to see one tomorrow. After reading all the problems with this dog food, I am taking our dog off it immediately. Blue Buffalo should pay our vet bills. Is there a class action suit against this company?

After doing lots of research, I decided Blue Buffalo was the best for my dog and I started her on the dry puppy chicken formula. After a few days, she started getting diarrhea and she’s losing some weight. I thought it might be attributed to her shots and deworming and I immediately started giving her rice and it did help. Once she started eating the dog food without the rice, the diarrhea came back. A little while ago, I emailed Blue Buffalo telling them what was going on and then I found this forum. After reading all the stories of pets with the same issues, I am switching the food immediately! I just called my local pet store and they will take back the unused portion even without the receipt.

I have been buying your products. I was happy with the quality that you have. But I bought 8 cans of Duck and Chicken grill cans and I was very dissatisfied with all the fat that the cans had. I don't know if it was the wrong batch but I bought them before and I was fine. It seemed like they had excessive fat. I talked with one of your representatives and he suggested to contact you.

I have a 10-month-old rescue. We've had him for 6 months and he's been eating BB from the beginning. He was extremely malnourished when we got him, so he was taking pills to help his ligaments strengthen. I noticed a few months back that he would throw up randomly every so often. I couldn't figure out why he was doing that and neither could my vet. I decided that maybe it was the pills that were upsetting his stomach, so I stopped giving them to him. Then about a month or so ago, he started having diarrhea every once in awhile, but it was becoming more frequent. I researched online and thought he must just not be drinking enough water. He also never wanted to eat his food. He would let it sit all day and pick at it sometimes.

I have two bichon poodle mixes; female (5) and male (2). My female has had a sensitive stomach since she was a puppy. I put her on Blue Buffalo puppy in September 2007 and have had no complaints until recently. I have even recommended the food to friends looking for a good food. About a month ago, I bought a new bag of the Wilderness Small Breed (they have been on this one since March 2011) and noticed the food was lighter in color and had a lot of crumbs. Within a day or two, my female was vomiting and had mucus-like diarrhea. I put her on bland food (ground turkey, rice and pumpkin) and the issue resolved in a few days. Now both dogs are sick.

We decided to try the Blue Buffalo chicken and brown rice dog food. I have a 9 year rotty. She finished the first bag with no problems. I decided to buy a second bag and after the second day, she became seriously ill with watery, bloody diarrhea and vomiting. She also had very high respirations. I thought she was not going to make it through the night. I put her on a 24 hour fast and know (2 weeks later) she is starting to feel better and stools are returning to normal. I reported the incident to Pet Supplies Plus, my vet and called Blue Buffalo. Blue Buffalo stated they had no other complaints about this food and suggested I exchange the food for a different bag of Blue Buffalo dog food with a different expiration date. Needless to say, I returned the food for my previous brand (Eukanuba) and will never, ever buy another bag of Blue Buffalo dog food. I am so blessed to still have my best friend. I would have been devastated if she hadn't made it.

I have been feeding Blue Buffalo Natural Chicken and Brown Rice for several years. I recently purchased a new bag, and my girl's visiting. Rotty got severe diarrhea after eating at my house. My own dogs have gotten extremely reluctant to eat. My female pit bull had bad gas for weeks and suddenly became very ill, and I had to rush her to the vets. She was admitted for a high fever (over 103) and dehydration. They did a bunch of tests and found she was suffering from bloody diarrhea. I was wondering what could have made both dogs sick when I got up this morning and found my other dog also had diarrhea all over the house.

Around May 22, I purchased a bag of Blue Basics Salmon by mistake at a Petco I don't usually shop at (my dogs have been on the Fish and Sweet Potato for at least 2 years). Since it was the same manufacturer, I decided to use it. I transitioned them over a 1-week period. First, the female lab got ill, was picking at the food, had diarrhea and vomiting. Two days later, the male lab, who normally has an iron stomach, had the same symptoms. I stopped the food and searched to see if there had been a recall. None found. I wrote to Blue Buffalo and they told me they have a 100% guarantee, to return the bag and I'd get my money back. I did so and purchased the regular Blue Buffalo fish and sweet potato at my local store. I finished that first bag with no problems.

I called Blue Buffalo 6 months ago and complained my dog was not eating their vitamins which I estimated to be half the bag. He spits them out. I was told to water it down. My dog eats dry. I wonder if anyone had or has similar problems. I don't want to keep buying half a bag.

I changed my Chinese Cresteds over to Blue after the Taste of the Wild recall. Two months, no problems noted. I purchased a bag of Blue Wilderness last week. Within 2 days, I noticed gassiness issues, 3rd day gastro upset (diarrhea). I will be returning remainder of the bag to store for refund and will never feed Blue again! Something has changed with their formula. I would not be surprised to hear that there's a recall. I just wonder how many dogs will become sick before they step up and admit there's a problem!

In April both my Chihuahuas got severely ill after I fed them from a new bag of BLUE Wilderness Small Breed dog food. They both suffered extreme diarrhea (mustard colored) and dehydration. They would not eat or drink anything for 2-3 days. I took them to the vet and my one little boy suffered symptoms far worse than the other. He was admitted and kept overnight. Both are indoor pets and did not have access to anything that could have gotten them sick. My vet advised to take them off the food (which I already did) and keep them on a bland diet of white rice and chicken for a week along with prescribed medications. The vet bill was $850. I contacted Blue Buffalo in May and their response was as expected. My complaint was reviewed by their legal department and resident vet and despite the many pages of supporting documentation and lab work I submitted, they denied any responsibility - case closed.

We had our 2-1/2 yr old female Labrador on a brand of dog food that she enjoyed and didn't have any issues with. This brand was more expensive so I wasn't surprised when they stopped making it. We tried Blue Buffalo based on dog food ratings and much research. Right away, she got diarrhea and gas. As with any dog food, you have to give the dog some time to adjust. So we did. However, after a strict diet of only Blue Buffalo over a period of about two to three months, she hasn't gotten any better. Now that I found others complaining of the same thing, I'm going out and getting a different brand. I'd recommend staying away from Blue Buffalo. Maybe it depends on bread, who knows? All I know is, never BB again.

My poodle of 2 years (first pet) has been only been on Blue Buffalo. He would always throw up sporadically, but I always thought maybe it was due to excitement. Recently, I took him to a vet due to lethargy, temp, gas, vomiting and bacteria overgrowth. The vet recommended switching his food, which I did and he has started to feel better and I have yet to see him vomit. Had I known earlier, I would have never done this to our pet! What the hell is the deal with this company (if they know what the problem is)?!

I had my rescue mix on Blue Wilderness Salmon for approximately 1.5 years with no major issues that I associated with the food. About 3 weeks ago, I bought a new bag and immediately began noticing her throwing up, trying to eat grass constantly, occasional diarrhea/loose stool. This went on for a few days. I took her to the vet and she was severely dehydrated and had "kidney issues" that required her to stay in for a day and be on IVs. All the tests for worms, Giardia, etc. were done and negative. The vet said maybe something she ate. 3 days of rice/boiled chicken then restarted BB. Last two weeks have been constant diarrhea again, lethargic and constant scratching. This didn't happen on the first year or so on BB. Something definitely has changed with their formulation or production. I switched her food and is now getting better and back to her old self. Don't buy BB anymore.

My husband is a research fanatic and we decided on the Blue Buffalo adult chicken and brown rice based on the rave reviews. While our 2 year old lab eats the food, the next morning, he has terrible gas and diarrhea. Based on the comments here, I am not going to wait for him to vomit. We're switching back to his previous dog food. I agree with others, they need to recall this dog food.

Shaggy is my best friend. I wanted to give him the best and instead he got so sick, vomiting and diarrhea for a few days. I fed him rice and meat for a couple of days and he is fine now. In my opinion, this pet food is poison.

When I was buying dog food at Petco, I met a nice lady that worked for Blue Buffalo pet foods and she talked me into buying the chicken and rice brand. My dogs liked the food the first time I fed them, but wouldn't touch it the next day. They both became sick. They started to vomit, had loose stool and refused to eat for 4 days. I took them to the vet and put them on antibiotics. I had to cook rice and chicken. I returned this one small bag of food. The vet bill was $249.00! They are back on their Nutro and are doing well.

I switched my GSD Loki's food from Nutro to Blue Buffalo on the recommendation from my neighbor. Well, Loki loved it, he "wolfed" through the first bag of wild salmon with no problems. On May 27th, I went out and bought an Lg bag each of wild salmon, duck and chicken from PetSmart. Loki has diarrhea starting on May 29. I gave him some Pepto yesterday and have withheld food. He drinks plenty of water. My neighbor’s dog, a Chihuahua terrier mix, has the same malady. She eats Blue Buffalo as well. Since I dog-sit the pup, I figured it was a mild flu until I came across this site. I am tossing out the Blue Buffalo and switching back to Nutro.

We've had our German Shepherd on Blue Buffalo Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice for a few years and were happy with it until recently. The last 2 to 3 bags that we purchased seem to be causing severe diarrhea and gas. Our dog has a sensitive stomach to begin with, so I hate the thought of switching him to something else, but feel we may have to do so.

On May 24, 2012, I bought the Wilderness chicken bag (4.5lb, best used by July 13, 2020), and we left on vacation with our dog, an Australian shepherd. That night, he threw up right after eating. He did the same thing on May 25. So the morning of May 26, I went and bought a different dog food. He wouldn't touch it. We thought that he was just excited about being at the beach. We returned home on May 27 and started him back on Blue Buffalo Wilderness salmon. He got sick that night then was ok the rest of the week, until this morning of June 1 when we gave him a scoop oh the chicken again; and he threw it right up. I will be contacting Blue Buffalo, and he won't be getting any more. Also, I will be contacting my vet.

I wean my puppies on Blue Buffalo, Life Protection Source - puppy food. Out of three litters, all but one got sick on this food. It started with diarrhea, then vomiting and dehydration. I ended up losing one puppy at four weeks and playing doctor/nurse to the others trying to keep them alive. I am extremely angry as this food receives five stars due to its ingredients. Obviously, their food should be recalled and tested. I will never feed it again.

We have had our 2-year old boxer on Blue Buffalo food since we got him as a puppy. About 18 months ago, we switched him from the puppy food to the adult formula Chicken and Brown Rice. The dog loved it and it was great food until we picked up a new bag on May 22nd and something was different. The food was much more crummy than it ever had been and when we floated his food (added warm water because he has some problems with bloat), the new bag of food absorbed the water much faster than it ever had before. It was about day 2 on the food that we observed diarrhea, excessive gas, lots of stomach noises, and fatigue. As of this morning, the dog won't even touch his food. We contacted our vet and they advised us to call Blue Buffalo directly to find out if something was changed with the food and I am awaiting their return phone call. We will most likely have to put him on a rice and chicken diet for a few days to regulate everything then decide what food we are going to switch him to. It's frustrating because we had such confidence in this food for so long and now we have to start the food hunt all over again.

I started my lab on Blue Buffalo Salmon and Potato Grain-Free dog food on 5/25/12. He immediately had diarrhea, but I thought it was an initial reaction so I kept him on this until now. He is now vomiting and my puppy who is 3 months old now also has very bad diarrhea. This is the only change in their diet and so now I am going to be throwing out a large bag of food that's barely been used. I'm extremely disappointed especially after reading all of these reviews after the fact. Obviously, there is something wrong with this dog food and yet there's no recall. Do not buy this dog food!

I opened a bag of Blue Buffalo puppy food about two weeks ago after having my 6-month-old boxer on Castor and Pollux since he was 6 weeks old. While visiting PetSmart, a stocker stated that Castor and Pollux had been moved possibly because of a downgrade in ingredients. We have done our research on dog foods and saw Blue Buffalo was a great food (according to Dog Food Analysis). Three days ago, he started vomiting and acting like he needed to go poop and could not go. Later that night, he started chewing on his paws, refused to eat or drink, and was very lethargic. I decided to take him to the vet this morning and they stated that he had high levels of bacteria in his stool sample and started him on Flagyl. I am highly unimpressed with this food. He will be going back on Castor and Pollux as soon as he starts eating again.

Blue Buffalo Puppy Chicken and Brown Rice Life Protection Formula caused explosive diarrhea, sickness in my Lab mix and American Bulldog mix. I bought two 30lb bags. They were eating grass, have stomach growling and explosive diarrhea, and just laid like they couldn't move. I changed the food to another brand and they are finally back to normal.

My 2-year old Dutch Shepherd has been on Blue for a while now and just in the past few weeks, he has had severe diarrhea, throwing up and also chewing on his paws. He has been eating grass every chance he gets! The vet said he was dehydrated and tested his blood but couldn't find anything wrong. I just saw this website and don't think all of these complaints are coincidences. Now that I know that there are clearly many issues with Blue dog food, I will immediately change his food.

I started my new puppy, 3-year old dog and two 4-year old cats on Blue Buffalo and all of them have diarrhea. I am very disappointed in this company!

My Frenchie started acting funny; she has low energy and was hiding and shaking. We thought maybe our 1.5-year-old French bulldog had eaten something. We had multiple x-rays that showed normal. Blood work showed elevated levels of something that they believed was gut-related. They started her on anti-inflammatories and she responded well, but would still wake up every morning shaking and not wanting to get out of her crate. This went on for about 2.5 weeks and we ran out of dog food. I decided to try her on just rice and organic chicken. After about a day and a half, she started to be perky again in the mornings. I kept her on this diet for a week and took her off the anti-inflammatories. I switched her to Natural Balance Lamb and she is 100%. My gut tells me that there was something with the dog food (Blue Buffalo Fish).

Something has changed with Blue Buffalo. My dog has been on Blue Buffalo Chicken and Brown Rice for one year with no problems until now. We opened the new bag of BB Chicken and Brown Rice from Petsmart about 2 weeks ago and, immediately, my dog began having diarrhea and terrible gas. I took him to the vet and had all tests and there was nothing wrong. When he walks, you can hear his stomach and he is extremely gassy. He is not showing any other symptoms of sickness. He has high energy, tail up and wagging, and is playing. Looking at all of the other reviews, I am certain there should be a recall that has not yet been posted. I wanted to include my experience since there is power in numbers! I hope that they do something to warn their customers.

My corgi puppy loved eating this stuff. However, even with proper transitioning he had nothing but problems on this food. He had consistent diarrhea and occasional vomiting for 3 weeks until I decided to take him off of it and switched him to another brand. I've switched him to Nutro Ultra and all of his problems cleared up almost immediately. I'm not too sure what caused him to have issues on this food (it is so highly regarded by others). With all the recalls happening at this time and the fact that Blue Buffalo does not manufacture its own dog food, I would not recommend it to anyone.

Ever since I started feeding my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and my Boston Terrier with Blue Buffalo, they both have had constant diarrhea. I'm going back to Science Diet. I've bought two bags of this brand and have been feeding them nothing else. Before Blue Buffalo, they were fine. Both have been checked by my vet, and the only conclusion to the problem would be the Blue Buffalo dog food. Never again.

My fiance and I adopted a Jack Russel Terrier in April 2012. His foster parent told us that she was in the process of transitioning him from Science Diet Sensitive Stomach to Blue Buffalo Chicken dry and wet food. Our dog had diarrhea for about three weeks, then it began to vomit every two days for a week. He also started chewing excessively on his paws. Towards the end of that week, he began to vomit blood. We rushed him to our vet, and $500 later (X-ray, blood test, IV, overnight stay), they couldn't figure out what was the cause. They suggested going back to Science Diet Sensitive Stomach.

We have been feeding our 18 week old puppy Blue Freedom Grain Free Puppy Chicken Recipe since April. We purchased a second bag last week, and the same day we started him on the new bag, he started with very loose, borderline diarrhea type stools. Yesterday, we noticed a streak of blood in his stool. We have not fed him any treats and he does not get table food. So the only thing I can attribute this to is this new bag of food. I have contacted Blue Buffalo Company to ask if any other owners have reported symptoms. With the current pet food recalls, I’m nervous that by the time a company releases a recall, a lot of pets are already sick. After reading other peoples stories here, I’m taking our puppy off this food.

I have had my 18lb dachshund/hound mix on Blue Buffalo food for about 9 months now and I have recently bought a new bag of the Adult Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe along with some of the wet food products (she needs a mixture of dry and wet food). I started the food with her on Friday, April 27th, 2012 and she started to have diarrhea Saturday afternoon. I figured she was just not adjusting to the wet food, so I took her off the wet dog food and tried just the dry food mixed with Chicken broth to soften the dry food. She progressively got worse. I then took her off all food as advised by my vet and gave her a bland mixture of rice and boiled chicken. She got better, so the vet thought it was just a stomach bug and I began to get her back onto the Blue Buffalo late morning of Saturday, May 5th, 2012.

On April 18, 2012, I purchased a bag of Blue Buffalo Weight Control Dog Food. I started blending my dog's old food with BB for about 5 days, and then transitioned to BB completely. Once we did that, our dog acted like she had mad dog disease. She would whip her head back and forth. We took her to the vet's after the 2nd day. Our vet told us to stop feeding her BB and go back to her old food. We did just that and the very next night, we had no issues. No BB for our dog ever again.

During the latter half of 2011, we transitioned our cairn terrier to Blue Buffalo Longevity Mature and he seemed to be doing okay until we bought a new bag of food for him in February. Shortly after starting the new food, he started vomiting, having diarrhea, so we took him to the vet's. The vet said it was probably just something he had eaten and gave him pills and some plain dog food. After three weeks, we moved him back to the Blue food and he got sick again, only this time he was straining really badly too. The vet gave him more pills, including worming pills, and things cleared up. The vet suspected that the food might be the issue but suggested we try one last time so we started the transition (maybe 30% Blue) and he got sick again, so back to pills, plain food etc., then finding a replacement. This process has taken three months and my dog has lost a significant amount of weight (approx. 35%) and is very lethargic. I'm really upset that my vet was not aware of the problems caused by Blue and that I have only found out about this now.

On April 23, 2012, my dog became very ill and started throwing up. I thought it was either something he ate at the local dog park or it was the scraps he retrieved from my 1-year-old's high chair. We brought him to the vet immediately, and he was treated for dehydration and had blood work done. He had a high level of LIPA, and the vet believed he had eaten something that was too rich for his system. He was put on 3 different medications and a diet of chicken and rice. Today, he seems much better, but I am so happy to read these other entries. So I do not put him back on the Blue Buffalo chicken dog food!

My 22 month old German shepherd has been on Blue Buffalo since he was a puppy. I had done much research prior to choosing Blue Buffalo as his primary source of food. We live in Canada but on a visit back from the USA, we purchased a new bag of Blue Buffalo from PetSmart in Michigan.

I purchased a bag of Blue Buffalo dog food on March 28, and I started weaning my dog off the dog food he was on gradually and was adding the Blue Buffalo dog food to the food we had been feeding him. A few days ago, my dog vomited right after he ate; and what came out looked like white foam. I considered the dog food, but I thought that maybe he ate something outside.

We bought Blue Dog Food, Natural Chicken and Brown Rice for small breeds for our two pure bred Pomeranians, Cinnamon and Midnight on March 23rd. Both of our dogs died on March 27th. This was the only food that they were eating and we always kept our dogs in our care. We contacted the company immediately as our dogs experienced vomiting and decreased bowel movements and we were prepared to either change their food or take them to a vet for assistance as the next best steps, but before we could get them to the vet, they both died quite suddenly together. This could not have been coincidental given that both of the dogs were in excellent health and one was 4 years old and the other only 5 months.

We have 2 dogs, a 6 year old and 10 month old who have been fed Blue Buffalo with no problems until 2 weeks ago. We bought a new bag of the large breed puppy chicken and rice, and after the first meal, our 10 month old lab mix got violently ill. She has never had any type of adverse reaction to this food before, and has been eating it since we got her 6 months ago. She experienced vomiting and severe diarrhea. It was so bad, we had to take her in to the emergency vet (it was on a Sunday) to get her re-hydrated (she would not drink any water) and have a few injections to stop the diarrhea.

I have been feeding 8-year old Lab Blue Buffalo for the past year. He had bouts of stomach upset over the past year that he recovered from rapidly. We were not so lucky this time. He was violently ill, vomiting over 8 times in one night! We took him to the veterinarian and he was hospitalized for dehydration. No obstructions or diseases were found from the testing. That visit to the veterinarian cost me $650 which, as a single parent, is a major financial setback. I thought I was doing the right thing feeding my dog "quality" dog food.

We had an 8-year-old sheltie that died from aflatoxin poisoning the summer before last year due to the Eukanuba ("Natural Chicken & Brown Rice") dog food that we were feeding him. After toxicology reports and the FDA reconfirmed the tainted dog food, we went on the hunt for a new dog food for our other 2 shelties. All of our research lead us to the Blue Buffalo brand. We had hoped to get both of our remaining dogs on their grain-free Wilderness, but our older dog (9 years old at the time) couldn't tolerate the high protein levels, so we put him on non-grain free "Life Protection Formula" Chicken and Brown Rice. Once we were able to switch them over to the Blue Buffalo, they seemed to do well on it until recently.

I am so upset, my 4-month-old Cane Corso is sick because of this food (Blue Buffalo Pet Foods). My dog was perfectly healthy, we were feeding him Nutro when first got him. Looking online and speaking with people from Pet Smart, we decided to try Blue. OMG! We were so wrong. He has had the worst gas and diarrhea ever, its like water. Needless to say, the bag of food that we paid over $50.00 for and haven't made it through half of the bag will be going in the garbage and we will be going back to Nutro. I pray everyone's pets will get well. Good luck to all.

My Yorkie-Poodle mix had been experiencing consistent diarrhea for about four days. When I didn't see any signs of improvement, I finally began getting concerned and took her to the vet. They completed all appropriate blood work and exams to rule out everything. They came back and asked me about her diet and I had explained she had been eating Blue Buffalo dog food. At that time, they shared with me that they have had multiple dogs come in recently who had been eating the same food and experienced similar problems including high calcium levels, vomiting and diarrhea. They did not have enough information to say that was the cause to my dog not feeling good, but they were concerned with her eating the food.

We have always fed our dog Blue Buffalo. He's been on it for about three years now and we have never had an issues until he ran out of food and we bought him a new bag. Literally one hour after feeding him the new bag of food, he had the most awful diarrhea. We had to take him out every couple hours. It wasn't normal diarrhea it was like water, no substance whatsoever like he didn't just eat three cups an hour prior. We were not sure the cause of this sudden illness of our perfectly healthy six-year old pit bull.

I bought a big bag of Blue Buffalo dog food because Pet Goods said it was the best, no wheat or corn filler, which our Golden is allergic to. Our 15-year old cat, who normally does not show an interest in the dog's food, also ate it greedily. Within days, both animals, usually perfectly trained, began having terrible diarrhea and some vomiting. It took us a couple of days to realize that it was the food. The dog is recovering but our beloved cat is still very sick. How can this company be stopped?

I started buying the Blue brand for my golden retriever who is very allergic. He seemed to do very well on it and his fur was much healthier. Now on the second bag, I noticed my 16-year-old cat was eating it - he has never been interested in dry food before. Over the last week, my golden started vomiting daily and his stool has been runny. Now both the cat and the dog are the sickest I have ever seen. Their eyes are swollen, vomiting, lethargic and have diarrhea. They are both truly miserable and sick with the exact same symptoms as everyone else who has posted about this brand.

My dog started losing hair after switching to Blue Buffalo Large Breed and Wilderness.

Taking dog obedience classes at Petsmart led me to discover Blue Buffalo's dog food nightmare! It is heavily advertised to be the healthiest, best, only-natural ingredients, salmon, chicken, no corn, etc. And oh, Blue Buffalo is placed in the front of the Petsmart Store! Of course, I want the best for my pets. Employees raved about its quality. So I bought a big bag of the BB Salmon, wanting to give my dogs the best and healthiest. I do know how to slowly transition my pets to a new food, and I did.

My dog has been on Blue Buffalo for a couple of years. This last bag has made her sick. After a couple of feedings, she suffered gastritis and was drinking tons of water...then eventually diarrhea. It was weird diarrhea too, because it had zero smell. She never goes in the house, very well trained - this puddle of poo on our floor looked like nothing but the dissolved dog food. I immediately stopped feeding her the Blue (it was Life Protection Formula Chicken and Brown Rice) and just fed her boiled chicken and brown rice I cooked on the stove. She became better.

I started my 3 month old Lab/German Shepherd puppy on Blue Buffalo Wilderness. She began episodes of diarrhea shortly after starting this formula. I contacted the company and they said that the Wilderness brand was not appropriate for large breed dogs. I questioned why this information wasn't on the bag for consumers. I received no answer. I was told to gradually transition to the Blue large breed adult food.

I had my puppy on Blue Buffalo for 4 weeks. He loved it. After running out, I got him another 6lb bag. He started eating out of that bag on Thursday afternoon. By Friday night he had 'runs'. The reason I use this term is because it would just run out of this little fellow. By Sunday, he was vomiting. First thing Monday morning, I took him in to his vet.

Our dog was on Blue Buffalo Salmon & Potato food for 5 days and came down with pancreatitis. We are one of the lucky dog owners. Our vet was well versed and after a lengthy treatment plan and around $1000 later, our dog was saved. We immediately took him off of Blue Buffalo when he became so ill. We filed a complaint with Blue Buffalo and sent them a cup of the food to be analyzed. We just got a letter back from Blue Buffalo denying our claim and they state nothing about the analysis of the food. We have read so many tragic stories about other pet owners who have lost their beloved pets and denied claims. This company needs to be put on notice and stopped.

I had my 6 month old puppy on Blue Buffalo for about 3 months and everything was fine. Her food ran out and I bought her a new bag. She immediately started having diarrhea and occasional vomiting. I have taken her to the vet for this about 4 times in the last 5 months for several stool tests, physical exams and medication. My vet told me a couple weeks ago that it has to be her food, because everything else is normal.

My 10 and a half year old tabby died last night because of Blue Buffalo's food. She seemed perfectly fine on the food for awhile, but suddenly she started vomiting a lot and not eating, drinking, or using the litter box. My vet said it was pancreatitis brought on by the shoddy quality control standards of Blue Buffalo. Apparently most of the really sick animals that she sees are being fed Blue Buffalo.

Large Breed Puppy Food: I had a perfectly healthy 2-1/2 month old Chocolate Lab and decided to put her on Blue Puppy large breed dry food. Read all about the ratings and their supposedly great food. Well, almost instantly, my little pup was suffering from diarrhea constantly. I switched over slowly like the vet recommended and she continued on the food, she literally was up all night with the runs. I couldn't believe that it could be food related because I wanted the best food for her and I thought Blue was it. Well, I took her off of it Tuesday night and put her on boiled chicken and brown rice. Well, instantly, she stopped having continuous bowel movements and diarrhea. She has been perfect the past two days now. Coincidence? I think not. Someone needs to be held accountable. It cost me over $100.00 to take her to the vet and have her looked at and evaluated.

Blue Mature Killed My Cat: My cat was 15-16 years old and doing well on Purina ONE. I switched to Blue Buffalo Mature and was doing the transition of 25% Blue to 75% Purina ONE. He started to have some diarrhea which I attributed to the richness of the Blue food. Then he started losing a little weight, but he looked OK. Then he started to not eat or drink and lost lots of weight very quickly. I took him to the vet and had lots of blood work done. He said that his bilirubin was high and red blood cells were low. He had no parasites of any kind. He developed jaundice and kept getting worse despite all the medications and fluids he was getting. All these within 3-4 weeks of getting Blue in his system. He was healthy and happy on Purina ONE. I wish I had never switched him. I have 3 other cats which are back on Purina products for life. I put him down today. This company is just criminal and I will tell everyone I know. They claim they have never received any complaints about their food. They are lying.

Blue Buffalo Pet Foods - My ten month old Labrador had vomit/diarrhea. I thought he may have bowel obstruction and rushed him to the vet. After x-rays & a stool sample, my dog was found to have clostridium in low numbers. The cause was unknown. He was dehydrated and was given fluids SC. The cost, $467.00. Two days later, my French Bulldog did the same. I started him on the medication as well. After 14 days on medications they were better, until today. Now, my Lab is retching! I spoke to my vet and we are changing their dog food to Nutro. I was told to do 50% of new & 50% old dog food for 3-4 days. If we changed cold turkey it could cause diarrhea.

I started my Great Dane on blue buffalo because the lady at PetSmart said it was the best. I also checked out their website and read the ingredients and info on the bag. After a week, we noticed her waste didn't smell but she had really bad diarrhea and was having accidents in the house. She was really upset about the accidents and hid for hours afterwards. We hired a private dog trainer to help with the potty issues and had numerous trips to the vet for the diarrhea. The vet told us to take her off the blue immediately. She started showing improvement within a few days and even though her waste smells again, she feels wonderful, acts like her old self and is no longer having accidents and being embarrassed.

We have an 8-year old Great Pyrenees and a 4-year old Pembroke Corgi. The Great Pyrenees has been on Blue Buffalo Large Breed Chicken and Brown Rice with a mix of Blue Buffalo Large Breed Fish and Oatmeal. The Corgi eats the same food a quarter cup in the morning with one cup evening. The Pyr gets a cup in the morning and about 4 cups of food in evening. Symptoms have been starting slowly with our Great Pyr making horrible wrenching sounds after eating and basically doing huge cow pie loose stools in the yard. She was given a blood test last August 2011 and her liver levels (ALK phosphatase) was 250 and now just last week (took her to vet because she was having trouble with her hips and drinking tons of water) the ALK phosphatase level is 850!

I have a schnauzer who has tried various dog foods throughout his life because he tends to get bored. He has never fallen this sick. After the second day on Blue Buffalo dog food for senior dogs, he has been burping, farting, peeing in the house and pooping several times in the house as well. He's never had this experience on any other food. This is going straight back to the store tomorrow with a big complaint to them about this company. I will also write a letter to Blue Buffalo. Please do not have your senior dog try this food.

About four hours ago, my miniature schnauzer started throwing up blue stuff. She has been doing in nonstop since. I googled blue dog vomit and found out it was her dog food. I also found out why my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel had horrible diarrhea a couple of weeks ago. I may have also found out why I had to put my Yorkie to sleep in August due to severe pancreatitis. Why can't this company be stopped!

I adopted a kitten about a week ago and he was on adult Friskies. I had heard such great things about Blue Buffalo. I knew that was what I wanted to feed him. He started on it and immediately started to have explosive diarrhea. You could hear him in the litter box a room away. It was so bad. I figured it was the change in food so I ignored it. He was happy and playful and drinking water otherwise. I started to get concerned when all he did was have diarrhea and he no longer urinated. He is also litter trained and I would find puddles of diarrhea around the house.

I adopted a two-month old puppy from our humane society where she had been fed Science Diet. We have kept her on this formula for the past three months with positive results but read great things about the Blue Buffalo brand. So I purchased a 4 lb bag of Blue Buffalo Chicken blend for puppies and after three feedings, she is guzzling water and has to go outside excessively!

I purchased a big bag of blue buffalo dog food, and I feed my mini pincher and Jack Russell terrier, and both got upper GI infection, and diarrhea, and throwing up, and passing blood. I rushed to the vet, and after a $300.00 vet bill, they said it was from the dog food. I would like to know if the company would like to pay this vet bill. I love my babies so much. Now, I have to get them better, and on something else. I would like someone to respond back on this letter.

I have been feeding my Yellow Lab Blue Buffalo food (diet) for a while. I purchased a new bag, and my dog began vomiting. This went on for a day or two, until I switched food, and she stopped. I'm convinced there is something wrong with this bag of food, and I refuse to feed her any more. After reading these other complaints, I hope the company re-evaluates their food and processes. My dog is fine, but it was a horrible few days.